Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Toorboney, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toorboney
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.04428, -9.16089
- SMR number
- CO038-165----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In rough hill grazing, on the edge of a break, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen Mountain. A roughly circular area (17.6m NW-SE; 16.2m NE-SW) is defined by the remains of a ruined drystone wall. The wall (T 1.1m; H 0.45m) is mainly grass-covered with numerous stones protruding through the cover; some walling is visible along the inner face at S and in parts contiguous upright slabs form the inner and outer face. The entrance (Wth 2m) at SE is defined on the S side by an upright slab (H 0.89m; Wth 1.17m; T 0.2m) at right angles to the line of the enclosing wall. The interior slopes down very gently to the NE and is raised N-ESE to compensate for the hillslope. At N and tangential to the wall of the enclosure is a stream channel cut into the hill and running E-W. On the N side of this channel, a relict stone field boundary (CO038-166----) extends in a general N direction. At the SSE side of the enclosure, a second relict field wall (CO038-167----) extends in a general SSW direction for 217m. The enclosure is named 'Sheep fold' on the 1842 OS 6-inch map.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.