Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardskeagh (fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardskeagh (fermoy By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.32759, -8.62725
- SMR number
- CO008-009----
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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, atop rise, c. 200m N of Garrane River. Circular raised area (31m E-W; 30.5m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 4.1m), waterlogged to N and W. Inner bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.6m) broken to SE, with muddy causeway across intervening fosse. Outer bank (H 0.8m) heavily eroded; berm (Wth 3m) on inner face of bank NE->ESE. Motte (CO008-010---) lies c. 80m to E.
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
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.