Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coarliss (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coarliss (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.34139, -8.66109
- SMR number
- CO003-008----
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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 S-facing slope. Circular area (29.3m E-W; 27.9m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m); external fosse (D 0.3m) to S and W. Bank stone-faced externally to NE. Break in bank (Wth 5m) to SSW with drop down to base of fosse remaining. Interior raised above level of surrounding field NE->SW. According to local information, interior dug into in the past and nothing found but ashes. Second ringfort (CO003-007---) in same field c. 120m to WNW.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.