Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Inchydoney Island, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inchydoney Island
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallan (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.60208, -8.87718
- SMR number
- CO135-103----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On top of a hill on W end of Inchydoney Island, c. 200m NW of Inchydoney church (CO135-104004-). Rectangular block of stone (L 0.85m: Wth 0.55m; H 0.38m) with mortice hole (L 0.35m; Wth 0.17m; D 0.7m) on upper surface; resting on rough stone base. Fragment of second stone with mortice hole (L 0.28m; Wth 0.13m; D 0.28m) overlies this; nearby, rectangular stone (L 1.13m; 0.24m x 0.14m) shaped at one end to form a tenon. According to local tradition, stones mark site of battle.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.