Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynaboola, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynaboola
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.31991, -8.63301
- SMR number
- CO008-011----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, c. 300m to S of Garrane River. Circular area (29.8m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.35m) broken to S (Wth 3m). Intervening fosse mainly waterlogged. Outer bank (H 0.6m) broken to N (Wth 2.5m); berm on inner face of bank to S; incorporated into field fence system to SE and S; to W low and tree planted. Interior planted with trees.
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
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.