Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortskagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortskagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.36689, -8.72043
- SMR number
- CO002-017001-
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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 pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured irregular platform (max. L c. 50m NW-SE; max. Wth c. 38m NE-SW) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, with S boundary formed by NE-SW field fence; shown as hachured NW quadrant of circle on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps, with field boundary forming SE side. Levelled; low rise (c. 58m NW-SE and c. 31m NE-SW) visible in area of site. According to local information, fosse surrounded rise, but was infilled. In adjoining field to S of enclosure is linear feature (CO002-017001-) which is visible, just inside W field boundary, as low rise extending SW-NE for 41m, before forming right angle at NE end and continuing NW for further 28m, stopping short of N field boundary.
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.