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Moated site
Drishane More (muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drishane More (muskerry West By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.07041, -9.04844
- SMR number
- CO039-074----
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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 W-facing slope, commanding good views to S, W and N; in grounds of former Drishane convent (9474). Rectangular area (51m ENE-WSW; 38m NNW-SSE) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse. Innerbank (H 2.4m) is well preserved except on S side where it is eroded and broken. Fosse (D 1.4m) is steep-sided, flat-bottomed (Wth 5m), shallowestto S and waterlogged in SW corner. Outer bank (H 1m) bounded externally by stream on E side; external face cut into due to quarrying on N side towards NW corner. Both banks planted with deciduous trees. Entrance (Wth through inner bank: 3.5m; outer bank: 2m) on S side near SE corner. Interior level; thick overgrowth of bushes and briars towards central area.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.