Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Gortskagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortskagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.36640, -8.71994
- SMR number
- CO002-017002-
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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
This feature is mentioned in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork (2000, 424) under the entry (no. 13765) for an enclosure (CO002-017001-). The extract from the entry reads: Linear feature (CO002-01702-) recorded in NE corner of field to S of enclosure; just inside W field boundary low rise runs E-W for 41m, before forming right angle at E end and running N 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.