Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curraghs, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghs
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.23901, -8.85504
- SMR number
- CO015-066----
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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 gentle W-facing slope. Heavily overgrown, circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by three earthen banks NNW->S, with intervening fosses and external fosse; two earthen banks S->NNW, with intervening fosse and external fosse (D 0.25m). Inner bank (max. int. H 0.5m) is heavily overgrown all round. Berm (Wth 4m) on inner face of middle bank NNW->S,1.2m above base of fosse, with remainder of middle bank (S->NNW) divided into two lesser banks (4.2m apart) with intervening fosse. Outer bank (H 0.4m) survives NNW->SE and SSE->S with external fosse (D 0.35m) NNW->S. Entrance (max. Wth 3m) to SE. Interior inaccessible due to overgrowth.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.