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Adjacent to lake, at NE end of Kilcolman Bog. Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as complex of structures around yard, named 'Dairy': long ranges on NE and SE sides, with shorter structure on NW side. Similar layout on 1906 OS 6-inch map but buildings marker 'in ruins' except NE range. NE range survives as 1-storey, 5-bay, gable-ended residential house. Ruined 1-storey SE range (int: 31m NE-SW; 3.08m NW-SE) has a series of stone arched doors and one wide arch in NW wall. Known locally as 'Hill's Dairy' after the family that once owned the estate. 'Old Dairy', indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map c. 900m to W, no longer survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009