Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Charcoal-making site
Derreen Lower, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derreen Lower
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.68973, -9.76614
- SMR number
- CO116-049----
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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)
- 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 pasture, on a SW-facing hillslope, at the E side of Hungry Hill. A level D-shaped platform (7m NE-SW) with a straight SW side (L 10m) is cut (D 0.4m) into the upslope at the NE and is raised (H 0.5m) at the SW where it is revetted by the remains of a stone facing. Traces of charcoal fragments are exposed along the SW side and in the interior, consistent with a charcoal burner's site. It was probably in use when the iron smelter was in operation in Adrigole, c. 3km to E, in the 18th century.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.