Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Kilmore (bantry By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (bantry By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.68514, -9.50927
- SMR number
- CO118-087----
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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
Roughly circular area (diam. c. 70m) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.4m) E->WNW and NE->E; levelled bank survives as low rise WNW->N; scarp W->NE. Substantial external fosse SSE->WNW, with possible second bank (ext. H c. 1m) S->W. Stone wall crosses interior on E-W axis encloses graveyard (CO118-001001-) to S. Church (CO118-001002-) in graveyard. N end of interior slopes down to NNE. Bank disturbed to E due to graveyard entrance. Laneway skirts site NE->E. Holy well in same townland 500m to N.
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.