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Ringfort - rath

Greenane (Duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Greenane, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Greenane (Duhallow By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1905)
Coordinates
52.18245, -8.89259
SMR number
CO023-081001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In S quadrant of graveyard, on SW-facing slope. Depicted as roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) named Kilroe Grave Yard and Kilroe Burial Gd. respectively on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps; burial ground extended to NW and NE on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Subcircular raised area (internal diam. 32m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.73m), topped by stone wall of graveyard E->NW. Bank planted with trees; modified on NE side where it forms a roughly straight line. Burials in interior, which slopes down gently to SW. According to Grove White (1913, vol. 3, 227), 'the Field Book of 1840 records: - Kylerue Graveyard - A Danish fort lately made a graveyard for strangers'.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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