Ballynacorra

Nearest town:
Midleton (2km N)
OS reference:
W881718
OS sheet:
81
Latitude:
51° 53' 54.26 N
Longitude:
8° 10' 22.43 W
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Image of Ballynacorra (Artificial Mound) by bawn79

Church alongside the mound to show that this may have been a pagan site that was reused as a Christain one.

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Apr 5, 2007
Image of Ballynacorra (Artificial Mound) by bawn79

This path runs up along the side of the mound

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Apr 5, 2007
Image of Ballynacorra (Artificial Mound) by bawn79

Mound behind wall, the wall is about 2.5m high so mound must 5-6m high at least.

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Apr 5, 2007

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Ballynacorra

bawn79
bawn79 Apr 5, 2007

This mound is in the grounds of an old gentry house in the village of Ballynacorra just outside midleton.
It must be about 6m high by about a diameter of 15m.
Its hard to know exactly what it is without further reseach.
For being ancient: it is very close to an early Church site and is not marked as a motte or such. On the against side: it is in the grounds of a gentry house and could possibly be a folly.
To back this up is the path leading to the top and the chair on top.

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