Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Deerpark (Barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Deerpark (Barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.07429, -8.23134
- SMR number
- CO045-049----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on edge of steep cliff dropping down to valley of Bride river to S. D-shaped area (32m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by earthen scarp (H 2m) W->E with very shallow external fosse; cliff face defines S side. Interior level and overgrown.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.