Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mountbridget, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountbridget
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.24957, -8.73341
- SMR number
- CO016-118----
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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 NE-facing slope, near top of hill. Circular area (24.3m E-W; 23.8m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 0.65m) SW->NW with shallow external fosse (max. D 0.45m); scarp (H 0.85m) NW->SW. Stone facing on outer face of bank similar to surrounding field fences. Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hill slope. Site of large levelled circular enclosure (CO016-122---) called 'Lissanourd' lies c. 200m to SE.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.