Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, atop hillock, commanding extensive views in all directions. Depicted as hachured roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 60m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, truncated to N by roadway; shown as bivallate on 1906 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; portion of defences remains to E, with traces of bank to N on opposite side of roadway. To E, inner earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 2.4m) survives ENE->ESE, with intervening fosse (D 0.1m; Wth 3.8m) and outer earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.7m); some stone facing remains on inner bank and inner face of outer bank. Subcircular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R689) taken May 1977, appeared to be then upstanding. Jones (1902, 239) states that 'Cahirmee, anciently Kohirvee, means stone fort of Mee'.

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

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/1972).