Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killee, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killee
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.26333, -8.34453
- SMR number
- CO019-012----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 break in slope above steep incline facing S over River Funshion. Subcircular area (39m E-W; 34m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.6m); external fosse (max. D 0.45m) NE->SE. Bank planted with trees; inner face slopes gently down to interior; outer face is steep sided. Interior slopes gently down to S. Field named 'Paddock' on 1842 OS 6-inch map.
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.