Leper hospital in Camphill

According to O'Donoghue (1986, 165) townland also known as 'Spital Hill since here was a leper hospital'. On plan of Battle of Kinsale, hill to N of town, called 'The Spittle Hill' (Lee 1966, 19). Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009