Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glenfield South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenfield South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.27084, -8.81162
- SMR number
- CO016-008----
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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 tillage field, to E of Glenfield House, overlooking Awbeg River to E. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 45m) on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Mature crop in field on date of visit; according to local information, levelled c. 1974. Possibly single-ramparted fort (diam. 41yd) recorded by Bowman (1934, 624-5) on Mrs Sharpe's land; bank 5 to 8ft H and fosse 3ft D.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.