Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mitchelstown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.26784, -8.31012
- SMR number
- CO019-022----
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, atop natural knoll, which was once part of Carriganroche Wood, within demesne of Mitchelstown Castle. Depicted as hachured penannular arc formed by bank (diam. c. 30m) SW->SE on 1935 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace; stumps of trees remain.
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
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.