Clontead More
Clontead More
Cluain Téide Mhór | |
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.jpg) Derelict cottage, near the former Cork and Muskerry Light Railway line, north of Coachford | |
  Clontead More | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′46″N 8°47′15″W / 51.91278°N 8.78750°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Cork |
| Barony | Muskerry East |
| Civil parish | Magourney |
| Settlements | Coachford |
Clontead More (Irish: Cluain Téide Mhór)[1] is a townland in the civil parish of Magourney and historical barony of Muskerry East in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2] The townland, which is approximately 1.3 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi) in area,[2] had a population of 75 people as of the 2011 census.[3] Overlapping with the nearby village of Coachford, it adjoins the townlands of Clontead Beg to the south and Carrignamuck to the east.[2]
Built heritage[edit]
There is a standing stone in the townland, approximately 0.46 km (0.29 mi) north of Coachford. An Irish Tourist Association survey of 1944 describes it as a 'dolmen' on a farm, 0.5 miles from the village. Consisting of a single boulder of c. 3 ton in weight and lying flat in the corner of a field, it was alleged to have been thrown by the giant Mushera from his lair on Mushera Mountain. The 'marks of his fingers' were said to be still visible.[4] In the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork (1997), it is described as being on a south facing slope, in pasture, sub-rectangular in plan, with a height of 1.12m and long axis NE-SW.[5]
Also within the townland is Clontead More House, a mid-19th century house which is included in the Record of Protected Structures for County Cork.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cluain Téide Mhór / Clontead More". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Clontead More Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Murphy, C. (1944). I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey. Irish Tourist Association.
- ^ Denis Power; et al., eds. (1997). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, volume 3. Dublin: Stationery Office.
- ^ "Cork County Development Plan 2009 - Second Edition - Volume 2 Specific Objectives: Heritage and Amenity" (PDF). corkcocoplans.ie. Cork County Council. 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
Record of Protected Structures [..] Numerical Order [..] County Cork [..] 1308 / Clonteadmore House / Clonteadmore
- ^ "Clontead More House, Clontead More, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2021.