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On gentle SW-facing slope, immediately above steep drop down to Awbeg River. Roughly oval enclosure (c. 89.4m NNW-SSE; c. 120m WSW-ENE), bisected by road extending NNW-SSE; church (14427) and graveyard (14586) to SW of centre; site of church (14428) in N half abutting W side of road. In tillage field to E of road, enclosure defined by scarp (H 0.5m) to NNE, low bank (H c. 0.25m) NE->SE, possible low double bank with intervening fosse to SSE. In pasture field to W of road, enclosure defined by scarp (max. H 1.3m) SSE->NW, gap to NW, scarp topped by low rise NW->NNW, concrete surfaces on N side extend E to roadway. Interior to N of graveyard overgrown; small rectangular area of brambles and stone (L 2m) immediately SE of gap in scarp to NW could be remains of structure. Low banks extend N-S parallel to E graveyard wall in area between graveyard and road; road S of graveyard entrance bordered to W by low terraced rise. Externally, further area of raised ground extends to S of main enclosure (c. 27.7m N-S) W of road, defined by scarp (H 0.8m), topped by low rise at S end; gap between low rise and rise bordering road. Enclosure indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map by broken line, extending to NNW from SW corner of graveyard, then curving c. 30m N of graveyard to extend WSW-ENE towards road; church (14428) is depicted as abutting S side of this stretch. No visible surface trace of the 'many and curious old headstones' noted by Power (1932, 109-10) 'on the outer side of the more modern graveyard'. Windele noted 'an ancient town and round abbey at Kilcummer...destroyed by the soldiers of Cromwell...' (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 277). Grove White (ibid.) noted 'the foundations of several buildings' near the church. Power (1932, 30) equates Kilcummer with Cell Commuir in Crichad an Chaoilli, chief church of Tuath Hi Bece Abha.
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
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