Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Eskraha, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eskraha
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.56653, -9.78766
- SMR number
- CO138-029001-
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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)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 pasture, on an E-W terrace on a N-facing slope overlooking Bantry Bay. A circular area (diam. 10.5m) is defined by the remains of a stone wall (T 1.3m; H 0.5m) displaying traces of an inner and outer row of large stones with a fill of smaller stones. A stone slab (H 1.15m; L 0.5m; T 0.4m) narrowing as it rises stands on the external perimeter at E. The wall remains are generally in a jumbled state and are largely covered by gorse, briars and long grass. The interior is also covered by overgrowth, which hides a scatter of rubble from the walls. The N portion of the interior has been raised (H 0.5m) to compensate for the hillslope. There is evidence of field-clearance rubble in a few places inside the perimeter. There is a standing stone (CO138-029002-) c. 10m to the S of the enclosure.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Miner's settlementunder 1 mi
- Mining complexunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.