Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygiblin (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygiblin (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.17902, -8.80498
- SMR number
- CO024-081----
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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 N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, in an area which was then part of Two Gneeves. Levelled; slight rise visible in area of site. May be same fort (CO024-192---) described by Bowman (1934, 49) on land of E. Finn in townland of Two Gneeves.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.