Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Templeconnell, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Templeconnell
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.25291, -8.69352
- SMR number
- CO016-074----
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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, near base of S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842, 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps; bivallate with external fosse to W on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; circular interior and N half of enclosing banks and fosses, clearly visible due to differential growth patterns. Bivallate circular enclosure visible as cropmark of banks and fosses in aerial photograph (CASAP).
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.