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Ringfort - rath

Poulleagh, County Cork, Ireland

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Townland
Poulleagh
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1936)
Coordinates
52.22560, -8.46102
SMR number
CO018-073----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.5m). Bank survives best S->WNW, where overgrown with bushes; low and eroded elsewhere. Break in bank to NW. Interior raised and saucer-shaped; overgrown with ferns and thistles; in SW quadrant, platform (H 0.4m) extends from bank for c. 1m into interior and is 3m L. Surrounding field fences removed.

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

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