Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigeen (orrery And Kilmore By.),rath (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigeen (orrery And Kilmore By.),rath (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.27791, -8.74895
- SMR number
- CO007-111----
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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 ploughed field, on break in SW-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (29m N-S) defined by low bank (int. H 0.3m) NW->S, with external fosse to N and SSE. Townland boundary cuts off bank S->NW from remainder of enclosure; no visible surface trace of enclosure to W of boundary. Centre of interior higher than perimeter.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Windmillunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.