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Burial ground

Carrigillihy, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial ground, Carrigillihy, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Carrigillihy
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Kill (site of ) (1902)
Coordinates
51.54330, -9.11796
SMR number
CO142-092002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1841 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1866 · 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope, on W side of Glandore estuary. Rectangular enclosure (14.5m NE-SW; 6.3m NW-SE) defined by stone wall (H 0.8m; Wth c. 0.95m); area inside raised up to near top of walls - uneven surface with loose stones. Smith (1750 vol. 1, 263) stated 'at Carigiliky...extensive ruins were discovered...of the Abbey de Sancto Mauro'. This assertion that here is a Cistercian abbey, is supported by local tradition (O'Sullivan 1944, 1-9). However, the correct location of this abbey would appear to be at Aghmanister (CO136-022---), being moved later to Abbey Mahon (CO136-030003-) (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 125; Stalley 1987, 241). However, there is no doubt that this is site of burial ground of some antiquity.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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