# Mountgabriel, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Skull, barony of Carbery West (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Cnoc Osta. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,076,535 m² (307.65 ha, 760.23 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 18,963 m² (1.9 ha, 4.69 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Greenbelt1, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 24 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Skull, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/skull.md - Barony: Carbery West (West Division) - Electoral division: Dunbeacon, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 187 people lived in 80 households in the Dunbeacon electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 29% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13442 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 44498 - Centre: latitude 51.560478, longitude -9.542304 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountgabriel, from 16 m² to 437,129 m² (43.71 ha, 108.02 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2288787: 437,129 m² (43.71 ha, 108.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288787.md - Parcel 2288789: 430,922 m² (43.09 ha, 106.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288789.md - Parcel 2199388: 343,754 m² (34.38 ha, 84.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199388.md - Parcel 2199298: 287,280 m² (28.73 ha, 70.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199298.md - Parcel 3351327: 218,172 m² (21.82 ha, 53.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3351327.md - Parcel 2288781: 194,907 m² (19.49 ha, 48.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288781.md - Parcel 2199294: 187,399 m² (18.74 ha, 46.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199294.md - Parcel 2199293: 154,434 m² (15.44 ha, 38.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199293.md - Parcel 5602882: 150,695 m² (15.07 ha, 37.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5602882.md - Parcel 2288786: 148,458 m² (14.85 ha, 36.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288786.md - Parcel 2199386: 116,437 m² (11.64 ha, 28.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199386.md - Parcel 2288782: 116,211 m² (11.62 ha, 28.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288782.md - Parcel 2288788: 88,519 m² (8.85 ha, 21.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288788.md - Parcel 2199292: 79,613 m² (7.96 ha, 19.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199292.md - Parcel 2333631: 62,621 m² (6.26 ha, 15.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2333631.md - Parcel 2117224: 20,098 m² (2.01 ha, 4.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2117224.md - Parcel 2288785: 17,827 m² (1.78 ha, 4.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288785.md - Parcel 2199390: 15,882 m² (1.59 ha, 3.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199390.md - Parcel 4834322: 14,501 m² (1.45 ha, 3.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4834322.md - Parcel 2199387: 12,119 m² (1.21 ha, 2.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199387.md - Parcel 2288784: 7,889 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288784.md - Parcel 5561844: 7,400 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5561844.md - Parcel 2288783: 5,766 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2288783.md - Parcel 5684605: 5,484 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5684605.md - Parcel 2199389: 4,520 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199389.md - Parcel 2199299: 4,396 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199299.md - Parcel 2199296: 1,982 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199296.md - Parcel 3126248: 1,954 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3126248.md - Parcel 5790975: 625 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5790975.md - Parcel 2199295: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2199295.md - Parcel 5791000: 25 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5791000.md - Parcel 5790984: 16 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5790984.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - G3 Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-06/volume-5-west-cork.pdf ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 24 applications, newest first. - 10 Mar 2025, Cork County Council 25/125: Conditional permission. Permission. To construct a new single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/125 - 20 Dec 2024, Cork County Council 24/710: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission to construct a new single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/710 - 30 Aug 2024, Cork County Council 24/477: Conditional. Permission. The erection of a 2.4m high metal palisade fence within the boundaries of the site to enclose it and all necessary associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/477 - 19 Jul 2024, Cork County Council 24/385: Incompleted application. Permission. The erection of a 2.4m high metal palisade fence within the boundaries of the site to enclose it and all necessary associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/385 - 20 Jun 2024, Cork County Council 24/335: Incompleted application. Permission. Erection of a 2.4m high metal palisade fence within the boundaries of the site to enclose it and all necessary associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/335 - 6 Dec 2021, Cork County Council 21/850: Conditional. Permission. Installation of a new Wastewater Treatment System and Tertiary Sand Polishing Filter for Building 2 and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/850 - 6 Dec 2021, Cork County Council 21/848: Conditional. Permission. Erection of a 2.4m high palisade boundary fence to enclose the site, and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/848 - 2 Dec 2020, Cork County Council 20/696: Conditional. Permission. Permission for the following works to an existing dwelling house: (i) permission for change of site boundaries from those approved under planning reference W/2447/89, (ii) permission for retention of detached domestic garage and (iii) permission for retention of detached garden store/rabbit hutch. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/696 - 2 Dec 2020, Cork County Council 20/695: Conditional. Permission. Permission for the following works to an existing dwelling house (i) permission for change of site boundaries from those approved under planning reference 434/76, (ii) permission for retention of detached domestic garage and attached lean-to external store, (iii) permission of installation of new wastewater treatment system and all associated works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/695 - 27 May 2019, Cork County Council 19/356: Conditional. Retention. The retention of 3 no. existing 10m high support poles, with 3 no. 3.9m high radio aerials (these extend above the height of the poles to a total height of 13.9m AGL) for use by the Emergency Services (Garda, Ambulance, Fire Brigade) together with associated equipment and equipment cabinet for the National Digital Radio Service. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/356 - 9 Apr 2019, Cork County Council 19/230: Conditional. Permission. (a) Permission for retention of the existing 2 no. 10m high timber poles together with associated dishes and antenna and ground-based equipment and fencing (partially granted under planning reference number W/1091/84, and (b) Permission to erect a 20m lattice tower together with associated antennas, dishes, equipment cabin and security fencing. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/230 - 6 Mar 2019, Cork County Council 19/140: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention for (a) existing 2 no. 10m high timber poles together with associated dishes and antenna and ground-based equipment and fencing (partially granted under planning reference number W/1091/84, and Permission (b) to erect a 20m lattice tower together with associated antennas, dishes, equipment cabin and security fencing.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/140 - 29 Aug 2018, Cork County Council 18/514: Incompleted application. Permission. (a) Permission for retention of the existing 2 no. 10m high timber poles together with associated dishes and antenna and ground based equipment and fencing (partially granted under planning reference number W/1091/84, and (b) Permission to swap out the 2 no. 10m timber poles for a 24m lattice tower together with associated antennas, dishes and security fencing. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/514 - 8 Sept 2017, Cork County Council 17/586: Conditional. Retention. Permission to retain 6.5 metre high mast with associated telecommunication equipment attached, including an adjoining storage container / cabin.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/586 - 14 Jul 2017, Cork County Council 17/465: Conditional. Retention. To retain 15 metre high pole with associated telecommunication equipment attached, including adjoining storage cabinets. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/465 - 8 Aug 2014, Cork County Council 14/474: Conditional. Permission. Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to farm building (change of design to extension approved under planning permission re no 14/63) and all associated site development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/474 - 29 Jan 2014, Cork County Council 14/63: Conditional. Permission. Single storey extension to farm building and all associated site development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/63 - 19 Nov 2008, Cork County Council 08/2055: Conditional. Permission. Construction of 3no. 10m wooden poles, in triangular location, each to carry 1no. 3.9m omni antenna together with associated equipment, cabling, GPS antenna mounted on Ganty Pole and cabinet; 3no. proposed antennas are for use by Emergency Services (Garda, Ambulance and Fire Brigade) for new National Digital Radio Service. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/2055 - 8 Sept 2008, Cork County Council 08/1638: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of 3no. 10m wooden poles, in triangular location, each to carry 1no. 3.9m omni antenna together with associated equipment, cabling, GPS antenna mounted on Ganty Pole and cabinet; 3no. proposed antennas are for use by Emergency Services (Garda, Ambulance and Fire Brigade) for new National Digital Radio Service. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/1638 - 8 Jul 2008, Cork County Council 08/1270: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of 3no. 10m wooden poles, in triangular location, each to carry 1 no. 3.9m omni antenna together with associated equipment, cabling, GPS antenna mounted on a Ganty Pole and cabinet; 3no. Proposed antennas are for use by the Emergency Services (Garda, Ambulance and Fire Brigade) for a new National Digital Radio Service. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/1270 - 5 Jun 2008, Cork County Council 08/1053: Incompleted application. Permission. The construction of 3 no. 10m wooden poles, in a triangular location, each to carry 1 no. 3.9m omni antenna together with associated equipment, cabling, GPS antenna mounted on a Ganty Pole and cabinet. The 3 no. Proposed antennas are for use by the Emergency Services (Garda, Ambulance and Fire Brigade) for a new National Digital Radio Service at Mount Gabtriel, Skull, County Cork.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/1053 - 5 Sept 2000, Cork County Council 00/5383: New application. Outline permission. 2 No. Dwellings. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/5383 - 3 Jul 2000, Cork County Council 00/4028: Refused. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/4028 - 11 Jun 1999, Cork County Council 99/3190: New application. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=99/3190 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Mountgabriel. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO139-011: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-011----. In pasture, on NNE-facing slope. Circular area (52m N-S; 50m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 2.1m) SSW->W; stone-faced earthen bank W->N; with low earthen bank N->SSW, topped by stone field fence; shallow fosse SSW->W.Bank broken to the ESE and W. Cultivation ridges, in NW quadrant, cross interior on N-S axis; low mound of loose stone in centre. 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 - CO139-026011: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-026011-. N of the Rathcool-Mt. Gabriel townland boundary; on E-slope of mountain, c. 95m WNW of another mine (CO139-059----). It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). Though surveyed by Duffy in 1929 (unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland), it was not included in subsequent surveys (Jackson 1968). It consists in a large inclined working driven 225° into a low N-facing rock scarp. On inspection in 1984, a substantial rubble floor deposit was revealed inside, with flooding near the back wall. The interior was accessible to a depth of c. 5m, though the backwall was not exposed. From the entrance (Wth c. 5m; H c.1m), the interior narrowed towards the back wall (Wth 2.5m; H 0.8m), with the hanging wall displaying smooth concave surfaces that suggested fire-setting. Access into the mine was from the E side of the entrance, where thin stone slabs were set in an upright position. Above the entrance brow was a low spoil dump (3m N-S; H 0.5m), while a second dump (5m N-S; H c.1m) was located outside the entrance to the N. A stone maul was discovered immediately E of the mine, downslope, where further spoil dumps are likely be located (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 357-8 and 359-60: mine 30) This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Images attached: CO139-026011-_01: Site of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 359) CO139-026011-_02: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 360) Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO139-026012: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-026012-. 15m N of another mine (CO139-054---), on an extension of the same E-facing rock scarp. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). It consists in a large working driven 300° into the base of a near vertical rock face (H 3.8m). On inspection the mine entrance was infilled with spoil from associated dumps, and the interior is flooded. The N corner of the mine was accessible over a length of c.5m (H <1m), with smooth concave surfaces typical of fire-setting visible there. The entrance (Wth 7.3m; H 1.2m max) is the largest on Mount Gabriel. Outside the mine and extending S to (CO139-054---) were two conjoined spoil mounds (c. 45m N-S; c. 35m E-W), covering c. 1200m², to unknown depth (estimated 1-3m), representing the largest prehistoric spoil dumps on the mountain. The surface of the dumps was eroded in several places, exposing stone mauls. There is evidence of blanket peat growth on the S, N and E periphery of the dumps, and old turf banks were visible in the E margin of the spoil mound. A charcoal sample taken from the spoil dump (BM-2771R) was dated to 3410±140 BP. (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 317-19: mine 10) This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO139-026013: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-026013-. 20m N of the stream forming the boundary between Rathcool and Mt. Gabriel townlands, on the upper surface of a prominent E-facing escarpment. On inspection in 1984 this mine consisted in a shallow opening driven 278° into a low outcrop on the upper portion of the escarpment. The interior was drained and vegetation removed during the survey, but no primary mine sediments were found. Unusually, this working (L c. 1m; Wth 0.6-1.9m) had no entrance portal, and very little hanging wall development. Immediately outside the working to the S and E is a steep c. 8-10m fall. Spoil sediments were found spread over c. 80m² on a relatively flat area (c. 14m E-W); c. 9m N-S) immediately NW of the working; stone mauls were exposed in the SW margin of the spread. (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 356-7: mine 28) This a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Image attached: CO139-026013-_01: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 356) Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO139-047: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-047----. 170m W of bridge in Barnancleeve gap, 4m N of E-flowing stream, on E slope of the mountain, c. 6m SW of a smaller working (CO139-048----). It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). This large inclined underground working was recorded by Duffy (1929, unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland) and Jackson (1968). It is driven 280° into the base of an E-facing rock scarp (H c. 3.8m). Inspection in 1984 revealed a substantial rubble floor deposit with stone maul fragments on the surface, and flooding near the backwall. The mine was accessible over c. 9m, and had an unusually narrow entrance (Wth 1.8m; H 1.4m) for a working of this size. The interior narrowed towards the backwall (Wth 4.6m max; H 0.7-1.5m). The hanging wall had a smooth concave profile typical of fire-setting. Outside the entrance, the spoil spread covered an area of c. 200m² to an unknown depth, and was bordered to the S by a stream (Wth 07-1.1m) that contained large stone slabs. The E periphery of the spread was eroded, exposing stone mauls. (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 300-2: mine 1). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Image attached: CO139-047----_01: Interior of the mine (in O'Brien 1994, 302). - CO139-048: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-048----. 6m N of another mine (CO139-047---), on an E-facing rock scarp. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). It was recorded by Duffy (1929, unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland) and Jackson (1968). The mine was surveyed and drained in 1984. It consisted in a near-horizontal working driven 284° into the base of the rock face (H c. 6-7m). A small amount of rubble infill was removed from the entrance area, while waterlogged rubble infill of unknown thickness was recorded in the interior of the mine, with stone mauls exposed on the surface of the infill. The working was accessible over c. 3.6m from the entrance (Wth 1.3m; H 0.6m), the interior increasing in height slightly (Wth 1.6m; H 0.9m), with the hanging wall presenting a smooth concave profile. The spoil dump outside the entrance (diam. c. 3-4m; H < 1m) was spread with material from the adjacent mine (CO139-047---). (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 303-4: mine 2). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Image attached CO139-048----_01: Interior of the mine (in O'Brien 1994, 304). - CO139-049: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-049----. 22m upslope from mine (CO139-048---); 27m N of E-flowing stream. Large inclined working driven 288° into base of E-facing rock scarp; transition from strata-bound drift mine to cross-cutting tunnel. Excavation of peat infill exposed primary mine sediments containing stone mauls and wooden implements; mine flooded today. Overall length 10.5m; entrance (Wth 3m; H 1.7m); with 0.9m wide ledge feature; interior (Wth 1.8m; H 2.6m). Spoil dump located on 11m wide ledge outside entrance; spread over c. 170m² to depth of 1.5-1.8m. To S, excavation revealed water trough, post-hole structure, concentrations of stone mauls and stone slab arrangement. Series of radiocarbon dates 1670-1660 Cal. B.C. (O'Brien 1987: mine 3). 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-050: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-050----. Some 30m N of the Mount Gabriel-Rathcool boundary stream, c. 3m above another mine (CO139-049---). It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). This large working was first recorded by Duffy (1929, unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland), and Jackson (1968); it was drained and surveyed in 1970 (Deady and Doran 1972) and in 1984 (O'Brien 1994), but not excavated. It is a steeply inclined working driven 250° into the E-facing rock scarp. On inspection the mine was flooded, with a substantial rubble floor deposit containing stone mauls. After drainage the interior was accessible over c. 5.5m. The entrance (Wth 2.4m; H 3m) had a high rounded profile uncommon in Mount Gabriel mines, while from there the interior narrowed towards the backwall (Wth 1.75m; H < 1.5m). The hanging wall had a smooth profile with concave fire-set surfaces. Rock extract from this mine and (CO139-049---) was processed on a ledge below the workings; the spoil dump, covering c. 170 sq. metres (D 1-1.8m), was excavated in 1985 (Ibid., 75-116). S of the mound associated structures and activity areas were uncovered, including a water trough and a post-hole structure. Radiocarbon dating from roundwood fuel from this mine suggests it was in operation between 1680 and 1520 BC (O'Brien 1987, and 1994 304-7: mine 4). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Image attached: CO139-050----_01: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 306) Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Date of last revision: 01 August 2023 References: 1. Jackson, J.S. 1968 Bronze Age copper mines on Mount Gabriel, west County Cork, Ireland. Arch. Austriaca 43, 92-103. 2. Deady, J. and Doran, E. 1972 Prehistoric copper mines, Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 77, 25-27. 3. O'Brien, W. 1987 Primitive copper mining in south-west Ireland, 3 vols. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. University College, Cork. 4. O'Brien, W. 1994 Mount Gabriel: Bronze Age mining in Ireland. Galway University Press. - CO139-051: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-051----. 7m S of mine (CO139-049---); driven 320° into base of same E-facing rock scarp. Fire-worked face (L <1m; Wth 1m; H 1.2m); no floor sediments. Abandoned mine operation; mistakenly driven against cleavage grain of rock country. Excavation c. 5m down slope revealed spoil sediment associated wtih this shallow working. (O'Brien 1987: mine 3b) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-052: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-052----. On the extension of an E-facing rock scarp, 25m N of two other mines (CO139-049---- and CO139-050----). It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). This mine is immediately adjacent to another working (CO139-053----). It was first recorded by Duffy (1929), and Jackson (1968) dug a trial trench through a small spoil mound just outside the two mines, revealing a thickness of 0.3-0.7m. It was surveyed and drained in 1984; 0.2m of waterlogged stony sediment was removed, which contained 13 stone maul fragments. This shallow, near-horizontal working was driven 260° into the scarp face, over a length of 1.95m. On inspection its U-shaped opening narrowed from the entrance (Wth 1.25m; H 0.95m) to the backwall (Wth 0.85m; H 0.7m). Smoke tailings on the hanging wall confirmed the use of fire-setting. Charcoal samples from Jackson's trench excavation provided a result of (VRI-66) 3220±90 BP (Ibid. 1968, 99) later corrected to 3450±120 BP (Felber 1970, 316). A sample collected by O'Brien (1994, 315) returned a date of (GrN-159-66) 3305±50 BP, which supports the original dating of the spoil to the Early Bronze Age. (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 308-10 and 313-15: mine 5). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Date of last revision: 01 August 2023 Images attached: CO139-052----_01: Site of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 309). CO139-052----_02: Interior of mine (Ibid., 310). References: 1. Duffy, T.J. 1929 Unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland. Dublin. 2. Jackson, J.S. 1968 Bronze Age copper mines on Mount Gabriel, west County Cork, Ireland. Arch. Austriaca 43, 92-103. 3. Felber, H. 1970 Vienna Radium Institute Radiocarbon Dates I. Radiocarbon 12, 198-318. 4. O'Brien, W. 1987 Primitive copper mining in south-west Ireland, 3 vols. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. University College, Cork. 5. O'Brien, W. 1994 Mount Gabriel: Bronze Age mining in Ireland. Galway University Press. - CO139-053: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-053----. Directly N of another mine (CO139-052---). It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). It was recorded by Duffy (1929, unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland) and Jackson (1968), and fully excavated and surveyed in 1984 (O'Brien 1994, 312). This shallow but steeply inclined working was driven 266° into base of same E-facing rock scarp as the adjacent mine, over a length of c. 2.6m. The entrance (Wth 1.15m; H 0.9m) had a rounded profile, and the interior widened towards the back wall (Wth 1.7m; H 0.8m). The excavation revealed a waterlogged peat deposit above a thin and stony primary sediment, the latter containing stone mauls and wood fragments, mainly oak and hazel. On inspection some time after the excavation, the mine was flooded. Rock extract was processed in a dump outside the entrances to both mines, however, a charred wood fragment from the base of the peat deposit inside this mine returned a radiocarbon date of (GRN-13741) 3070±60 BP, several centuries later than the charcoal from the associated spoil mound. This may either mean that the wood fragment was intrusive, or that this mine was worked several centuries after the abandonment of the adjacent working (see CO139-052---). (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 308-15: mine 6). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Date of last revision: 01 August 2023 Images attached: CO139-053----_01: Site of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 309). CO139-053----_02: Interior of mine (Ibid., 311). - CO139-054: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-054----. 84m N of mines (CO139-053---); on E slope of Mt. Gabriel. Large working driven into base of prominent E-facing rock scarp. Mine entrance infilled with spoil from associated dumps; narrow gap (Wth 1m; H 0.3m) allows access into chamber (L c. 6m; Wth c. 3-4m; H c. 1.5m); rubble floor with flooding near backwall. (O'Brien 1987: mine 9) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-055: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-055----. Narrow ledge above mine (CO139-026012-); shallow inclined working driven 285° into E-facing rock scarp. Excavation removed c. 0.3m of sediment containing stone mauls; mine contains similar depth of water today. Overal llength c. 2.5m; entrance (Wth 3.3m; H 0.8m); interior (Wth 3m; H 0.5m). Rock extract processed in large dumps outside mines (CO139-048---; CO139-049---). (O'Brien 1987: mine 11) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-056: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-056----. Located on ledge c. 8m W of another mine (CO139-055----); suspect shallow working driven 260° into exposed E-facing scarp. Two openings (Wth c. 0.55m; H c. 0.3m) separated by an uncut portion of rock; accessible length <2m. No obvious spoil sediments or stone mauls associated with this working. Possible solution weathering or calcareous conglomerates. (O'Brien 1987: mine 13) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-057: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-057----. Located 10m S of mine (CO139-056---); suspect shallow working driven 270° on exposed scarp face. Fire-worked face (L c. 1m; Wth 1.65m; H 0.5m); dry infill. No associated spoil sediments or stone mauls. (O'Brien 1987: mine 13a) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-058: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-058----. Located 4.6m S of mine (CO139-057---); infilled working driven 257° into N-facing rock scarp. Waterlogged peaty infill; large slab cleaved off scarpface obstructs entrance; footwall not exposed. Accessible length: c. 3.9m; entrance (Wth 4.4m; H 0.5m), interior (Wth 2.3m; H 0.6m). No spoil sediment outside this working; rock extract was probably taken down-slope to mine (CO139-048---; CO139-049---) dumps. (O'Brien 1987: mine 14) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-059: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-059----. 135m S of mine (CO139-054---; CO139-058---); infilled mine working driven 275° into E-facing rock scarp. Interior waterlogged with probable peat deposit; not excavated. Probed length 3m plus; entrance (Wth 1m; H 0.3m). Outside entrance, large semi-circular spoil mound (c. 15m N-S; 13m E-W); water-eroded channel (L 7.3m; Wth 0.5m; D 0.7m); stone mauls exposed in section. (O'Brien 1987: mine 29). 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970). - CO139-073: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-073----. In rough hill pasture, at the foot of a S-facing cliff to the S of the summit of Mount Gabriel. The remains of a D-shaped hut site (1.65m N-S) defined by the horizontally laid lower courses of a partially collapsed, curving, drystone wall (T 0.45m; H 0.5m) with straight N side (L 3.1m) consisting of the vertical face of a cliff at the N. A break at the W may indicate the entrance location. The hut site has been raised (H 0.2m) at the S to create a level interior, which is partially obscured by rubble. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009 - CO139-083: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-083----. On an E-facing ledge, c. 21m N of the Mount Gabriel-Rathcool boundary stream, c. 7-10m SW of another mine (CO139-049----). First recorded by Jackson (1968). This is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). On inspection in 1984 this mine working consisted of a shallow opening driven into the lower face of the rock scarp for less than 1m. The worked face (Wth c. 1m; H 1.2m) had a smooth concave profile suggesting fire-setting. It is the only mine on Mount Gabriel driven into the rock face perpendicular to cleavage. This may have made progress difficult and resulted in the early abandonment of the working. This mine is likely broadly contemporary with two other, larger mine workings (CO139-049---- and CO139-050----), associated with activity areas found during excavations (O’Brien 1994, 75-116). A small quantity of spoil containing stone maul fragments found in the western part of one area of the excavation may represent down-slope slip from this mine. (Ibid., 303-5: mine 3b). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Image attached CO139-083----_01: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 305). Date of upload: 30 June 2023 - CO139-084: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-084----. In the upper part of an E-facing rock scarp, c. 6m N of another mine. This is a possible copper mining site belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). On inspection in 1984 it consisted of a near-horizontal working driven into a low rock face (L c. 4m), defined by a shallow open-cut (L 2.5m; Wth c. 0.6 to c. 1.5m) to the E, which contained mineralized calcareous conglomerates. There was a low hanging wall developed c. 1.5m from the back (H 1.1m int.). The wall-rock had a broken appearance, and in the entrance area the fracture pattern suggested the use of iron implements, though there were no obvious pick-marks or bore-holes. The backwall had a stepped angular appearance rather than the smooth concave profile associated with fire-setting. There was a deposit of sticky clay-like sediment at the backwall. The opening is man-made, but it is difficult to assess whether it is a prehistoric copper mine. It may be one of the workings recorded by Duffy (1929) and Jackson (1968) in this area. On inspection a small quantity of loose rubble and decaying vegetation was removed, and no primary mine sediments were found. A spread of loose broken stone exposed along a steep slope (L c. 8m) immediately in front of the working, devoid of charcoal and stone mauls, appeared to be of modern date and may relate to activity within the past 200 years. (O'Brien 1994, 319 and 321: mine 12). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Image attached: CO139-084----_01: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 321). Date of upload: 30 June 2023 References: 1. Duffy, T.J. 1929 Unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland. Dublin. 2. Jackson, J.S. 1968 Bronze Age copper mines on Mount Gabriel, west County Cork, Ireland. Arch. Austriaca 43, 92-103. 3. O'Brien, W. 1994 Mount Gabriel: Bronze Age mining in Ireland. Galway University Press. - CO139-085: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-085----. On the E slope of Mount Gabriel, on the S edge of a large blanket bog basin, c. 55m to the S of another mine (CO139-054----). This is a possible copper mining site belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). On inspection in 1990 it consisted of a flooded small surface opening, probably containing a peaty infill deposit. It appeared to be a small inclined working (D 2.5m min.), driven into the base of a 0.55m high E-facing rock scarp. The entrance (Wth 0.9m; H 0.45m) has a low rounded profile. The absence of any obvious spoil dump may be explained by the large-scale blanket bog growth to the W side of the mine. Alternatively, it is possible that the rock from this small working was transported N to another mine’s dumps for processing. (O'Brien 1994, 358-361: mine 31). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload: 30 June 2023 - CO139-086: Mine - copper, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO139-086----. On the E slope of Mount Gabriel, on the lower N extension of an E-facing scarp, c. 100m NNE of another mine (CO139-026012-). First recorded by Duffy (unpublished field sheets, Geological Survey of Ireland, 1929) as an ‘old working bed of copper-stained grey grits’, it was omitted from subsequent surveys of the Mount Gabriel mines. On inspection it consisted in a near-horizontal opening driven into the base of 1.4m high rock face. The surface opening (Wth 0.92m; H 0.36m) has an irregular profile partly obscure by rush growth. No spoil sediments or stone mauls were identified, and there is no evidence that prehistoric mining ever took place at this location. (O'Brien 1994, 361: mine 32) The above description is derived from William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload: 30 June 2023 Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Mountgabriel. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Mountgabriel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Mountgabriel. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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