Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farahy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farahy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.24081, -8.45844
- SMR number
- CO018-040----
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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 gentle NE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (53m E-W; 48m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.05m) with evidence for stone facing. Break (Wth 1.8m) in bank to ESE. Boulders embedded irregularly along inner face of bank E->S; three large boulders lie at base of outer face of bank to N. External fosse survives as slight depression. Interior grass-covered; two radial, low earthen banks (H 0.4m) run from centre, cutting off SE quadrant; semicircular kink outwards in W bank; gap (Wth 6m) in N bank. Possible souterrain (CO018-105---) in interior.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.