What is recorded here
McCracken (1957, 128) lists a charcoal-burning ironworks in the barony of Muskerry noting that the 'probable site was south of Macroom on south side of River Lee'. It was owned by Blacknall and was working in 1630 (ibid.). The exact location of this metalworking site is not known.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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