Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisdangan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisdangan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.19830, -9.04122
- SMR number
- CO022-035----
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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 edge of glen to NE and E. Circular area (41.7m E-W; 41m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse; second intervening fosse and third earthen bank (max. H 1.3m) survives to NNW, E->SE and SSE->SW; outer fosse (D 0.3m) to SE, S and SW. Inner bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 3.95m) broken to SE (Wth 2m) and NW (Wth 4.9m); possible entrance (Wth 2m) to NE. Middle bank (H 1.35m) levelled NNE->E; break to SE (Wth 1.4m) and to WNW (Wth 3.2m). Defences to E partly sited on steep E-facing slope of glen. Interior slopes down to ESE; roughly rectangular hut site (6m NNE-SSW; 4m SSE-NNW) adjoining ESE bank and enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.4m).
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.