Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Garryhesty, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryhesty
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.86562, -8.69755
- SMR number
- CO084-159----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, within grounds of a stone quarry. A deposit of heat-shattered stone is located at the top of a north-north-east facing slope. It is of circular shape measuring 11.50m by 10m with a depth of 0.20m. This burnt spread comprises of a blackish mix of charcoal rich soil and heat shattered stone. Uncovered as a result of licensed archaeological monitoring-20E0382ext. Planning Ref No. 05/2452
Compiled by: Matt Kelleher based on information supplied by Rubicon Heritage Services
Date of upload/revision: 4 April 2023
Nearby in the register
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.