Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilberrihert (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilberrihert (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.26684, -8.86483
- SMR number
- CO015-023----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on NNW-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on 1842, 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; no visible surface trace. Described by Bowman (1934, 628) as single ramparted fort (diam. 38yd) on Mr Bresnahan's land, with bank c. 5ft H, fosse infilled and interior c. 2ft higher than surrounding 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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.