Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Inishkenny, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishkenny
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.85021, -8.55142
- SMR number
- CO085-120----
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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
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Aerial photograph (Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould) shows large subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 100m) with St. John's church and graveyard (CO085-04101-; CO085-04102-) in SE quadrant. Enclosure defined by earthen bank of townland boundary (int. H 1.25m) N->E; arc of low bank (H 0.3m) E->SE; stone wall of graveyard SE->SW; levelled field fence W->NW and natural scarp NW->N. The decretal letter of 1199 appears to identify Inishkenny as 'Dissertanaeda' (Bolster 1972, 88); 'disert' is a name associated with pre-Norman church sites (Hurley 1979, 74).
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.