Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Kilcorney, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcorney
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.07671, -8.97451
- SMR number
- CO039-035002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on SE side of road opposite Kilcorney burial ground (9539). Remains of arc (C c. 36m) of earthen bank NE->SW indicate presence of enclosure (diam. c. 50-60m) which would originally have extended W into graveyard. According to Ní Chadhla (1994 101), graveyard was divided by construction of road in 19th century and nobody was ever buried on E side thereafter. It is possible that present walls of graveyard may date to period of road construction and that earlier enclosure was earthen in formand circular in shape. Faint traces of further earthworks noted to SE. Enclosure, townland name and graveyard suggest presence of early ecclesiastical site.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.