Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Glantane East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glantane East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.00912, -9.03589
- SMR number
- CO048-154----
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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 rough mountain pasture, in slight depression between two low rocky ridges; rectangular structure (10.7m ENE-WSW; 5.5m NNW-SSE) with random rubble dry-stone walling (max. H 0.6m; Wth c. 1m) in poor repair; gap, slightly W of centre in N wall, may define entrance. Much ruined annexe (c. 5.6m ENE-WSW; c. 3.4m NNW-SSE) onto WSW wall. According to local information, remains of Penal chapel known as "The church of Knocknakilla".
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
- Radial-stone enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.