Historic town

The National Monuments Service's description

Cloyne was an important early monastic foundation which later became the location of a medieval cathedral (vol. 2, 5605). There are references to a town here from the 13th century (Ó Loingsigh 1994, 1) and Graham (1977, 52) classifies it as a 'medieval borough'. The town contains the remains of a round tower (vol. 2, 5597), the cathedral (vol. 2, 5605), a 16th/17th-century fortified house (vol. 2, 5591) and the sites of a tower house (CO088-019014-), a 16th/17th-century house (CO088-019008-) and a market cross (CO088-019012-). A 17th-century armorial plaque (CO088-019013-) from the town is now missing. (Zajac et al. 1995, 28)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

References

Zajac, S., Cronin, J. and Kiely, J. 1995 Urban archaeological survey - county Cork (2 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Graham, B. 1977 The towns of medieval Ireland. In R.A. Butlin (ed.), The development of the Irish town, 28-59. London. Croom Helm.

Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1994 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 2: East and South Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.