Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killowen (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killowen (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.22410, -8.97978
- SMR number
- CO014-094001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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, on W shoulder of ridge, commanding extensive views to S, W and N. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) on 1842, 1904 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps; small square structure abuts outer face of ESE bank on 1842 OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace of site; according to local information, levelled in 1972 and consisted of circular area enclosed by bank and external fosse. Bowman (1934, 136) recorded 'circular fence....diam. 28 yards', enclosing site of early church (CO014-09402-).
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.