What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO121-053
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Picture notes
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 680 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Another Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clooncorban has steep-sided banks that are nearly four metres high! It’s stone-faced internally and has a concrete trackway cutting into the west bank. The interior is thick with briars and ferns, so watch your step!
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in ClooncorbanFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 906 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clooncorban is officially gone, destroyed or levelled. A field boundary on a 1900 map might have respected it, but now high crops make inspection impossible. It’s basically a myth with a map reference attached to it.
Burnt mound in ClooncorbanBurnt mound · 1060 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Another Burnt mound in Clooncorban sits on a slope covered in rushes. It’s scattered with burnt stuff, just like its mate 150 meters away. Are these two mounds having a quiet argument over who cooked dinner first? Go ask them.
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KilmeenFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1070 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Kilmeen Fairy Fort is playing peek-a-boo in the pasture, hiding behind a two-metre earthen bank that’s seen better days. The interior’s so overgrown you’d think a hedgehog threw a party there. Give it a proper look!
Man-made underground passage in KilbelogeMan-made underground passage · 1295 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Man-made underground passage in Kilbeloge is a two-chambered hole under a ringfort that nobody can find anymore. It’s playing hard to get, or maybe it just fell asleep and never woke up. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.
Burial ground in KilbelogeBurial ground · 1494 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Burial ground in Kilbeloge is enclosed by a four-metre-high earth and stone bank on a rough grazing slope. Some possible grave markers are noted inside, but who knows if they’re real. Bring your nan, she’ll know more than me about the bank height.
school1.0 miExplorer Tom School in Glebe is a rare Sunday school from the 1800s. It looks like it’s ready to teach you a lesson or two. Toast it with some imaginary ale and remember that education was once just about religion.
Christ ChurchChurch/chapel · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Christ Church in Glebe has a plan so weird it makes my head spin. The limestone carvings are fancy, but I think the ghost inside is just too lazy to haunt properly. A quick peek won't hurt your soul.
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Ballinvard CastleCastle · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Ballinvard Castle in County Cork is just there, recorded as a castle with no extra fluff. I'm guessing it's standing strong against the elements. Maybe it's waiting for a hero to arrive, or perhaps it's just tired of wind.
Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.3 miExplorer Tom This Castle in Ballinvard stands on bedrock surrounded by higher ground, which means it’s always looking up at things, making it feel very inferior. It has a vaulted lobby that fell down, so the ceiling is gone. Perfect detour when the satnav has a meltdown and you need to cry.
Michael Collins BirthplaceHistoric birthplace · 4.0 miExplorer Tom Michael Collins’s birthplace was burned by the British, which is a bit dramatic for a humble home. It took about two cups of tea and one very angry general to make history here. A proper spot for a flask of tea and a big think.
Michael Collins MemorialMemorial · 4.3 miExplorer Tom Michael Collins Memorial has caught my eye in County Cork. I bet a memorial with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
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