Cillian Stamp

1 – Cillian Stamp – CO070-034

The castle/ tower house in the townland of Carrigaphooca, Clondrohid Parish, Barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Located just west of Macroom and south of the N22.Picture shows the East & South faces of the monument. The lower remnants of bartizans on the N.E and S.W corners can be made out on the castle’s top floor. The levels of the nine windows on the east wall of the castle (right side of photograph) can be used to indicate the path of the internal staircase on the east side, while the seven south-facing windows indicate the five levels of the monument. 02/03/24.

2 – Cillian Stamp – CO058-034006

The former Church of Ireland Church in the townland of Glebe, Ballyvourney Parish, Barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Located in the north section of the Ballyvourney ecclesiastical complex. The picture shows the embattled tower attached to the west-end of the rectangular neo-gothic church. The small protestant church is a more recent addition to the predominantly catholic site, having been constructed in 1824. 02/03/24.

3 – Cillian Stamp – CO058-034011

The “Holy Well” in the townland of Glebe, Ballyvourney Parish, Barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Located in the westernmost section of the Ballyvourney ecclesiastical complex. The picture shows what was once believed to be holy well related to St. Gobnait. Excavation of the nearby hut site (CO058-034001) by M.J. Kelly concluded that this well was simply a drainage feature associated with the occupational site. Despite this, the feature is still recorded as a ritual site and treated as such by the people of the locality. 02/03/24.

4 – Cillian Stamp – CO069-017

The clapper bridge in the townland of Rahoonagh West, Ballyvourney Parish, Barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork Located at a crossing of the River Douglas between the townlands of Rahoonagh West and Gortanacra. Picture shows the angled crossing of the stone bridge across the River Douglas from the North-West side. Bridge extends roughly 19m in length, some of this is covered by earth on the NW side of the crossing (shown in the stones in the photos foreground. 02/03/24.

5 – Cillian Stamp – CO069-013

The ‘sun-stone’ in the stone circle in the townland of Gortanimill, Kilnamartery Parish, Barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Picture shows the large central ‘Sun-stone’ , a piece of white quartz located roughly centrally in the multiple stone circle atop a mountain. This central stone, much like the site itself, was likely of ritual importance associated with the winter solstice. 02/03/24.