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Mill - corn

Brownsmills, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mill - corn, Brownsmills, 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
Brownsmills
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Browns Mill (Corn) (1934)
Coordinates
51.72146, -8.51822
SMR number
CO112-014----

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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)
  • 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

Roadside, at head of Oyster Haven, and 1.8km NE of Kinsale. Rectangular corn mill (int.: 13.63m E-W; 5.24m N-S); 4-storeys with attic, gable-ended. Wheel-pit (Wth 2.2m; D c. 3m) along E gable, head race substantially higher(c. 3m) than ground level indicating wheel-pit housed high breastshot or overshot waterwheel which no longer survives. Underground arched tail race. Mill machinery powered by a line shaft of pulleys. Early 20th century grinding machines on ground floor: Blackstone Mill fitted with 30in french burr stones; Bentall Grinding Mill. On 1st floor there is a Huntley, Cronson and Hammond Separator. Other mill equipment includes hoppers,chutes, cupped elevator and sack hoist. Long 2-storey structure (long axisN-S) added to W end of N elevation incorporates a grain drying kiln (int.: 16.15m E-W; 3.18m N-S) at S end. Central furnace (1.77m x 1.39m) at groundfloor with ceramic grain drying kiln tiles at 1st floor.

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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