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Enclosure

Aghamarta, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Aghamarta, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Aghamarta
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1934)
Coordinates
51.79466, -8.33762
SMR number
CO099-098----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, commanding extensive view to NE across Cork Harbour. Irregular area (c. 70m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by earthen bank (max. ext. H 2m) S->SE; stone faced field boundary to SSE. Enclosure at N end, forms semicircle, enclosing top of hill. Interior originally planted with trees (1934 OS 6-inch map), some remain; surface uneven and waterlogged, with depressions due to removal of tree roots. Field locally known as ' the fort field' (pers. comm. D. Ó Murchadha).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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