Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Ballybrack (barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybrack (barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.00781, -8.41670
- SMR number
- CO052-012----
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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 NW-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as triangular area defined by hachures on two sides; field fence on third. Sub-oval area (15m NW-SE; 21.8m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.4m) S->SE; stone field fence SE->S. Interior level with raised strip (Wth c. 5m) along inside of field fence. Low oval mound (L 14m; Wth 10m) adjoins outer edge of bank on SW.
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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.