Metal Foundry (in Ruins)

In grounds of Adrigole Ho. at head of Adrigole Harbour. Old furnace (CO116-005002-) shown as part of complex on O.S. 1st ed. map. A single featureless structure survives (6.8m E-W; 4.3m N-S); area strewn with slag and vitrified stone. McCracken (1957, 127) refers to a "large works" here in 17th/18th century. 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