Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mill - corn
Terramount, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Terramount
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Corn Mill (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.08009, -8.27953
- SMR number
- CO044-052----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 Rathcormack to E of Shanowen river. Indicated as long rectangular structure (long axis N-S) named flour mill on 1842 OS 6-inch map with mill race approaching mill from E, running through centre of mill structure. Mill is a rectangular, 4-storey, 6-bay structure, date plaque on E elevation 'Rathcormack Mills 1833'. According to local information, wheel-pit in centre of building covered over. Mill in use until 1960s, still inoccasional use. Low modern buildings surround mill. At S end is stone built addition indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map, 3-bay, 3-storey but similar in height to mill; now functions as dwelling house.
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
- Fever hospitalunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.