Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rath (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.28166, -8.74384
- SMR number
- CO007-113001-
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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 Windmill Hill, within western end of small deciduous plantation. Roughly circular area (58m NNE-SSW; 48.9m NW-SE) enclosed by three earthen banks and intervening fosses. Inner bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1m, to base of fosse) surrounded by shallow dry fosse; entrance (Wth 6.2m) to SE. Middle bank (ext. H 1.2m, to base of fosse) incorporated into field fence system to NW and SW; surrounded by shallow fosse N->E; low curving bank blocks entrance to SE, may be later feature. Outer bank traceable to NW as low rise, survives as low bank (ext. H 0.4m) N -> ESE. Centre of interior slightly raised, sloping gently downwards to inner face of inner bank. Ruined windmill (CO007-11302-) at centre of interior.
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
- Windmillunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.