Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynakilla East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakilla East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.34751, -8.76412
- SMR number
- CO002-031----
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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 pasture, within roughly square, overgrown field (c. 40m N-S; c. 38m E-W). Circular raised area (25.5m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m). Area to N and NE impenetrable due to heavy overgrowth; bank here shown as incorporated into NE corner of square field on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Bank and interior quarried into on E side.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.