Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Slievemore (sherkin Island), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Slievemore (sherkin Island)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Carrigadoona (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.46275, -9.43786
- SMR number
- CO153-001001-
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 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Rectangular area, on W side of Sherkin Island, partially projecting into sea to W, defined by tumble of large rocks (many up to 2 metres in length) to S and E and by shore to N and W. Stones to S follow line of shallow creek, Westropp (1914, 95) saw stones as remains of 'overthrown wall about 8ft to 10ft thick'. Interior area flat and rocky; overlooked by ridge immediately to S. Wedge tomb (CO153-001003-) immediately outside tumble of stones to E.
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
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.