Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Ballynacorra, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacorra
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tumulus (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.89775, -8.17410
- SMR number
- CO076-042001-
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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
Mound (max. diam. c. 21.6m; H c. 6m) in garden in Ballynacorra House, overlooking Ballynacorra river. Low wall surrounds base; anti-clockwise spiral path to flat top; sides and top planted with trees. According to O'Kelly (1945, 19) these 'are modern "decorations" added by one of the former owners of Ballynacorra House' (CO076-043---). Smith (1750, 147) refers to it as 'high sepulchral mount'. The mound could be the remains of a motte refered to in 12th century as the castle of Del Cora (see Healy 1988, 115-6).
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Maltingsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.