Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Lyre (duhallow By., Clonmeen Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lyre (duhallow By., Clonmeen Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.09896, -8.86431
- SMR number
- CO040-027001-
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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
On N-facing elevated site, overlooking Glen River to N. Depicted as hachured roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1904 OS 6-inch map, defined by arc of two hachured banks SE->N and by straight-sided cliff face to NE above river valley; shown similarly on 1937 OS 6-inch map except for central enclosure which is shown as a platform. Gravel quarrying has destroyed site; no visible remains survive. 'Part of the bank, some of the ditch and a run of the counter-scarp bank on the uphill or south side...' was noted during investigation of souterrain (CO040-02702-) uncovered during quarrying (O'Kelly and Shee 1968, 46).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.