Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Disert, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Disert
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.61684, -9.95108
- SMR number
- CO127-032----
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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 grazing on higher terrace to hut site (CO127-031---) c. 60m to SSE. Square area (12.8m E-W; 12.4m N-S) defined by upright stones to E; stone-faced scarp to S; rough walling to W, except at N end where outer ground level higher and walling replaced by inner stone facing; bank to N (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.5m) with stone facing. Interior heavily overgrown with ferns; N side level; S side slopes down to SW.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.