Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Lisheennapingina, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisheennapingina
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.56770, -9.29570
- SMR number
- CO141-029001-
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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 pasture, atop hillock with commanding view in all directions. Circular enclosure (34.5m N-S; 25.5m E-W) defined by dry stone wall (H 1.1m; Wth 1.6m); narrow entrance (Wth 1.5m) to SW. In centre, sod-covered foundations of rectangular structure (10m E-W; 7.6m N-S) with low D-shaped platform (8.6m E-W; 9m N-S) adjoining S wall. This latter may be site of a children's burial ground (CO141-029002-) marked on O.S. map (1944); also possibly remains of small church (CO141-029003-). Low rectangular mound in NW quadrant (H 0.25m; 5.4m NE-SW; 2.5m SE-NW); two recumbent stones just inside enclosing wall 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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.