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Earthwork

Leamlara, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Leamlara, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Leamlara
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Castle Moat
Latest-edition OS map
Castle Moat (Site of)
Coordinates
51.96841, -8.26651
SMR number
CO064-109001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

This record was formerly classed as an 'unclassified castle', however, based on the field inspection report, it was decided that the classification 'earthwork' would be a more appropriate term. The classification was changed accordingly. The field inspection report notes 'vague suggestions' of an E-W bank (Wth 1.3m; max. H 0.2m) and 'suggestions of a bank parallel to the first, 16m further on to the NE…further earthwork traces corner sharply from the first bank running SW towards Leamlara tower house (CO064-109001-). The earthwork is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 2 East and South Cork' (1994, 229) under the entry (no. 5581) for the tower 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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