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Ringfort - rath

Castlemagner, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Castlemagner, 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
Castlemagner
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1937)
Coordinates
52.17246, -8.81971
SMR number
CO024-106001-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 tillage, on gentle E-facing slope. Depicted on 1842, 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m); with field boundary to W concentric to enclosure on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; arc formed by overgrown fosse survives SW->NW, filled with field clearance stone; heavily overgrown earthen field boundary (H 1.1m) respects fosse. Bivallate circular enclosure visible as cropmark in aerial photograph (CASAP), with field boundary to W forming remains of second bank; roughly rectangular annexe (L c. 34m N-S) appears to adjoin ringfort at SE side. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 36) as double-ramparted fort in P. Brown's (diam. 41yd), outer rampart levelled; inner rampart c. 8ft H. Circular enclosure c. 40m to NE (CO024-10603-); ring ditches c. 200m to NNE (CO024-226---) and c. 160m to N (CO024-225---); relict field system (CO024-10604-) in surrounding fields.

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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