Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilbroney, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbroney
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.27104, -8.68144
- SMR number
- CO016-079----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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, on gentle N-facing slope, overlooking Awbeg River to NE. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Circular saucer-shaped depression remains; slight rise to S marks line of levelled bank. Circular enclosure visible as soilmark of three concentric banks in aerial photograph (CASAP, 1984); and as cropmark of three concentric fosses visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, 1989). According to local information, levelled 1983.
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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.