Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mill - corn
Roundhill, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roundhill
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Corn Mill (1942)
- Coordinates
- 51.73408, -8.75781
- SMR number
- CO110-051001-
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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)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
On Bridewell river just W of Oldchapel. Small Oat Mill built 1839 by Jeremiah Crowley, abandoned 1970s for large modern milling complex to E. Three-bay, 3-storey gable ended with brick dressed windows. Undershot iron waterwheel (Wth 1.71m) in wheel pit on W elev; corroded iron buckets;replaced for wooden wheel in 1914. Much of mill gearing and roller stones removed 1952; old pulley lines and elevators survive. Two-storey grain store at right angles (W end) to S which, according to owner was a grain drying kiln. Two-storey millers house extends from mill to E. Long line of 2-storey offices and store houses extends to S (E end).
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
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.