Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Caherdrinny (condons And Clongibbon By., Glanworth Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherdrinny (condons And Clongibbon By., Glanworth Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.22619, -8.29932
- SMR number
- CO019-098----
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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 N-facing slope to N of Caherdrinny Hill. Circular area (28m E-W; 27.5m N-S) enclosed by earth and stone bank (max. int. H 1.4m); external fosse (D 1m) SE->NW. Break (Wth 9m) in bank to NE. Stumps of trees remain on bank. Interior given saucer-shaped profile due to gentle slope of inner face of bank; upright sandstone block (H 0.7m) noted at foot of bank to SE.
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
- Hillfortunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.