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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Reentrusk, County Cork, Ireland

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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

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 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

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