Clontead More
Cluain Téide Mhór
Townland
Derelict cottage, near the former Cork and Muskerry Light Railway line, north of Coachford
Derelict cottage, near the former Cork and Muskerry Light Railway line, north of Coachford
Clontead More is located in Ireland
Clontead More
Clontead More
Coordinates: 51°54′46″N 8°47′15″W / 51.91278°N 8.78750°W / 51.91278; -8.78750
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Cork
BaronyMuskerry East
Civil parishMagourney
SettlementsCoachford

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

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

  1. 1 2 "Cluain Téide Mhór / Clontead More". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Clontead More Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Murphy, C. (1944). I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey. Irish Tourist Association.
  5. ↑ Denis Power; et al., eds. (1997). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, volume 3. Dublin: Stationery Office.
  6. ↑ "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
  7. ↑ "Clontead More House, Clontead More, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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