Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycoskery, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycoskery
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.30684, -8.67181
- SMR number
- CO008-033----
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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, c. 50m to E of Awbeg River. Circular area (32m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by three grass-covered earthen banks with intervening fosses. Inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.65m) surrounded by fosse (Wth 4m), waterlogged to N, E and S. Middle bank (H 0.35m) surrounded by fosse (Wth 2m), disturbed to NE. Outer bank (H 0.2m) survives as low rise. Middle and outer bank disturbed to NE by drain. Entrance 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.