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Linear earthwork

Ballynabointra,Ballyvodock East,Baneshane,Water-Rock, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Linear earthwork, 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
Ballynabointra,Ballyvodock East,Baneshane,Water-Rock
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.90842, -8.20609
SMR number
CO076-092----

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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

In tillage, crossing gently undulating countryside. Linear earthwork, forming boundary between townlands of Ballynabointra and Water-rock to N, and Ballyvodock East and Baneshane to S, also parish boundary between Carrigtwohill to N and Mogesha to S; running NE-SW (L c. 1.6Km) in slightly uneven course. Waterlogged fosse (Wth c. 3m; D 0.7m) on NW side of earthen bank; best preserved section of bank W of centre (H 1m; Wth 4.6m; L c.600m) where sunken pathway (D 0.4m; Wth 1.3m) runs along top of bank; bank narrows gradually (Wth c. 1.5m) further W and eventually becomes indistinguishable from surrounding field boundaries. Roadway follows line of boundary to E (L c. 700m); continuation of waterlogged fosse separated from road by low bank (H c. 0.75m; Wth 1m). According to O Búachalla (1988,143) this section of 'new road' destroyed 'double line of bank' with 'public pathway on top'. Known locally as 'Claidh Buidhe' (Yellow Ditch) (ibid); according to Power (1923, 187) 'Windele refers to two ancient cliadhes (dykes) ' in this area. Section of 'Claidh Dubh' (CO076-002---) c. 2Km to W.

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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