Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Duarrigle (duhallow By., Clonfert Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Duarrigle (duhallow By., Clonfert Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.21380, -8.94936
- SMR number
- CO023-001----
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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 E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by heavily overgrown earthen bank (int. H 2.1m); external fosse (D 1.75m) SSE->NNE. Entrance (Wth 6m) to ESE. Interior raised on E side to compensate for hillslope; partially overgrown with bushes. Short length of field fence depicted skirting bank NNW->NE on 1905 OS 6-inch map; Bowman (1934, 183) describes fort, on C. O'Flynn's land, as double rampart with '5/6 of outer rampart levelled, remaining part c. 4 feet H'; possible souterrain (CO023-277---) in interior.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.