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
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.20650, -8.80653
- SMR number
- CO024-007----
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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 gentle S-facing slope in demesne of Castlecor House. Circular area (32m N-S) enclosed by two heavily overgrown earthen banks with intervening fosse; external fosse (D 0.8m) WNW->NE. Inner bank (int. H 1m) broken to SSE. Outer bank (H 0.7m) extends outwards c. SW->WNW, forming platform (Wth c. 5m) between it and intervening fosse; break (Wth 3.6m) to SW. Interior overgrown. According to Smith (1750, vol. 1, 299), castle of the Barry's (CO024-203---) stood within ancient fortification near Castlecor House; Bowman (1934, 427) identified this fortification as above ringfort and states that no sign of castle now remains.
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.