Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Kilcolman (kinalmeaky By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcolman (kinalmeaky By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1903)
- Coordinates
- 51.72583, -8.85991
- SMR number
- CO109-033002-
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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 gentle SW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (85m E-W; 80m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.9m) SSE->E; scarp to SE. Bankstone-faced to NE; rubble dumped on scarp to SE; farmyard abuts line of enclosure to ESE where bank levelled. Kilcolman church (site of) (CO109-033003-) in SE quadrant of interior. Listed as early ecclesiastical enclosure (Hurley 1980, 60). Holy well (CO109-033001-) to SW, on opposite side of road.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.