Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curraheen (condons And Clongibbon By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraheen (condons And Clongibbon By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.24566, -8.30538
- SMR number
- CO019-068----
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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 N-facing slope. Circular, saucer-shaped, raised area (31.5m N-S; 30.5m E-W) defined by scarp (H 0.8m); intervening fosse; outer earthen bank (diam. 50m; H 1.3m); external fosse (D 1.2m) and low counterscarp bank. On top of a scarp faint trace of enclosing bank survives as slight internal lip to N and S. Break in scarp (Wth 4m) to NNE. Break in bank to SE (Wth 6.5m) and N. Counterscarp bank indicated as field boundary on 1935 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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.