Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curragh (duhallow By., Kilbrin Par.) , County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curragh (duhallow By., Kilbrin Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.20267, -8.82716
- SMR number
- CO023-056----
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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 S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1842, 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; circular area (28m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by two low earthen banks (int. H inner bank 0.42m) with shallow intervening fosse and external fosse; outer bank (int. H 1.6m) incorporated into field boundary system W->NNW, with external fosse (D 0.7m). Enclosing features also visible as differential growth patterns. Interior slopes down to E. Bowman (1934,402) records double-ramparted fort in D. Nugent's; inner and outer ramparts survived, 2ft to 6ft and 5ft high respectively; external fosse, 9ft wide at field level, was practically filled in; diameter of inner circuit was 37yd.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.