Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Freemount, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Freemount
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.27066, -8.87601
- SMR number
- CO015-015003-
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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-facing slope. Circular area (diam c. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) NW->SSW; scarp elsewhere; external fosse (D 0.7m). Gap (Wth 1.1m) in bank to E. Interior heavily overgrown; possible souterrain (CO015-01504-) in NE quadrant. Linear fosse-like feature (L c. 25m; Wth 10-12m; D 1.5m) c. 2m beyond enclosure to S, may be due to quarrying; heavily overgrown. Ringfort (CO015-01501-) lies c. 20m to NNW in same field.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.