Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigleagh (fermoy By., Templeroan Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigleagh (fermoy By., Templeroan Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.21774, -8.44020
- SMR number
- CO018-075001-
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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 E-facing slope. Subcircular area (48m E-W; 42m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m) W->ENE, with scarp (H 1m) elsewhere; intervening fosse (D 0.7m) and outer earthen bank (H 0.9m) S->ENE. Outer bank incorporated into field fence system SSW->W. Entrance to W; stone wall crosses entrance diagonally from outer bank to inner bank. Interior raised on SE side to compensate for hillslope; souterrain (CO018-07502-) in N quadrant. Claidh Dubh (CO018-001---) runs a short distance to E and S of site.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.