Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Cashel Commons, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cashel Commons
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated (1842)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.70543, -8.81166
- SMR number
- CO110-023----
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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
On gentle SE-facing slope. Rectangular structure marked on OS 6-inch map (1842). Rectangular terrace (28m SE-NW; 5m NW-SE) defined by scarp to SE and NE and cut into slope to NW. According to local information, site of church which was dismantled in early 20th century and the stones (CO110-046----) re-used in constructing of farmbuilding in Gaggan townland. Remains of enclosing wall (3m SE-NW;1.3m SW-NE) survives in field fence to SW. Field locally known as "the church field".
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.