Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
College
Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cork City
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ancient College (Site of) (1949-50)
- Coordinates
- 51.89706, -8.47625
- SMR number
- CO074-034010-
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
Holy Trinity Chantry College, founded in 1482 by Philip Goold, rector of Holy Trinity (CO074-03409-); in ruins by 1670. Mantel piece preserved in Crawford Art Gallery; ornamented with seven decorated panels and inscription 1585 (Bradley et al. 1985, 66). Excavations on site in 1975 located some remains along S side of Christ Church Lane to S of present church; rectangular stone building (20m x 8m) of cut limestone blocks surviving to height of 3m above foundation course (Twohig 1975, 9).
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
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Town defencesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.