Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolbane (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbane (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.25336, -8.82835
- SMR number
- CO015-075001-
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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 break in E-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; indicated as oval enclosure (c. 40m x c. 30m) on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps; interior shown as planted with trees on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Arc formed by earthen bank (int. H 2m; ext. H 1.1m) stone faced externally, survives W->N; external fosse (D 1.1m) to NNW, modified to act as drain. Farm buildings have destroyed remainder of bank. Interior destroyed by slurry pit; souterrain (CO015-07502-) found during excavation.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.