Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Maine South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maine South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Coolnacrough Fort (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.34341, -8.82237
- SMR number
- CO001-007----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In level rough grazing land. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.2m) with external fosse (D 0.5m). Bank heavily overgrown; interior planted with coniferous trees. Townland boundary follows line of bank to W and S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.