Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Designed landscape - belvedere
Ardnaclug, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardnaclug
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tower (in Ruins) (1942)
- Coordinates
- 51.76496, -8.67949
- SMR number
- CO097-031----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 woodland near top of steep NW-facing slope overlooking Bandon river, on Cor Castle (CO097-051---) estate. Two-storey circular tower (max. H 6m; int. diam. 3.4m; wall thickness 0.58m) built into slope of hill; small portion to N collapsed. Door at ground and first floor; remains of window ope in N wall. Fireplace in SW wall at ground level.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.