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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Reentrusk, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Reentrusk, 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
Reentrusk
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.65364, -10.06972
SMR number
CO114-021001-

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 rough grazing broken by rock outcrop, near coast on S side of Cod's Head. Circular area (25.8m N-S) enclosed by a collapsed stone wall (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.5m; Wth 8m); truncated to E by a stone wall which abuts the NE corner of a ruined church (CO114-021002-). Gap to W where stone wall crosses the line of the enclosing wall running W from the NW corner of the church. Ancient entrance may be to NE where a radially set slab, on edge, can be seen; line of stones just outside this may be the remains of an approaching trackway. Noted by O'Brien (1970, 17, No. 80); O'Shea and Crowley (1972, 43) note "traces of a possible entrance to a souterrain" (CO114-021004-); according to O'Donoghue (1986,318) "here is site of ancient monastery".

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

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

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