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Indicated — Kilcolman (kinalmeaky By.)

Ecclesiastical enclosure
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In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (85m E-W; 80m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.9m) SSE->E; scarp to SE. Bankstone-faced to NE; rubble dumped on scarp to SE; farmyard abuts line of enclosure to ESE where bank levelled. Kilcolman church (site of) (CO109-033003-) in SE quadrant of interior. Listed as early ecclesiastical enclosure (Hurley 1980, 60). Holy well (CO109-033001-) to SW, on opposite side of road. 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

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