Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
An Inse Mhór (tc Béal átha An Ghaorthaidh), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Inse Mhór (tc Béal átha An Ghaorthaidh)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.82239, -9.27162
- SMR number
- CO080-043----
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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
Described by Quinn and Carroll (2010) as ‘a stone enclosure located on level plateau in bog just to the S of an existing trackway due for upgrade. Situated N of wall 10. A circular house / enclosure with an entrance to the ESE (1.8m in width). Low wide walls (1m in width x 0.5m in height) of random construction and built with both medium and large sized stones and slabs. Some stones are laid flat or on their side. The interior is overgrown and grassy. Diameter: 7m (E/W) x 6.3m (N/S) (internal).'
Quinn, A and Carroll, M (2010) ‘Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork’, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 21 August 2013
References
Quinn, A and Carroll, M 2010 Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.