Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknacolan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknacolan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.19420, -8.87686
- SMR number
- CO023-086----
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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 W-facing slope. Circular area (33m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.5m); external fosse (D 0.8m) NW->SSE. Bank planted with coniferous trees; break in bank to SSE (Wth 3.4m) and NW (Wth 3.5m); NW break flanked by gate piers. Interior used as rubbage dump; large elongated mound of rubble dumped N-S across centre; shed built against inner face of W bank. Circular enclosure (CO023-306---) c. 30m 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.