Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rath (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.27621, -8.74374
- SMR number
- CO007-112----
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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
On top of a N-S ridge, immediately to N of copse of trees. U-shaped arc (37m NNE-SSW; 44m E-W) formed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.2m) to NW->SW; open to W. Terminal of southern arm leads out from N-S field fence to W. Ground slopes steeply away from site to SE. D-shaped enclosure (21m NNE-SSW) adjoins N side of U-shaped enclosure; enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.3m).
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
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.