Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlecor Demesne, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecor Demesne
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.20452, -8.82130
- SMR number
- CO024-002----
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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, in demesne of Castlecor House, on break in SE-facing slope. Circular area (39.5m N-S; 39.5m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse and external fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) broken to ESE and SW (Wth 1.6m). Outer bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1m) broad based and flat topped. External fosse (D 0.5m) survives SSW->N, heavily overgrown. Interior slopes very gently down to ESE. Internal feature, partially on line of E bank, consists of a circular area (8.8m N-S; 8.7m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.8m); interior lower than interior of enclosure; opening in bank to E (Wth 1.6m) leads down into circular depression in intervening fosse; depression defined by dumped material on N and S sides. Enclosure planted with coniferous trees.
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.