Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilmichael (dursey Island), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmichael (dursey Island)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.59965, -10.20379
- SMR number
- CO126-028001-
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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
In rough hill pasture, within a network of pre-bog walls (CO126-028003-) on a break on the N-facing slopes of Dursey Island. A circular area (9m N-S; 8.3m E-W) is defined by the remains of a stone wall (T 0.9m; H 0.75m) consisting mainly of non-contiguous upright slabs set radially along the perimeter. These are best displayed W-SSE. It appears that stones from the SSE-W arc were used to make the now abandoned turf stand for stacking turf c. 5m to the W. The entrance (Wth 1m) is at N. The entire enclosure is obscured by rushes. There is a fulacht fia (CO126-028002-) c. 50m to the ENE.
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
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Signal towerunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.