Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Coom West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coom West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.04821, -8.50139
- SMR number
- CO043-010----
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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 NNE-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area (11.5m E-W; 9.1m N-S) enclosed by low earthen bank with some stones (max. ext. H 0.8m). Break at W end of S bank (Wth 3m); possible entrance at NW corner (Wth 2m). Small mound in W half of interior.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrow2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.