Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Baltydaniel East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baltydaniel East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.17862, -8.65860
- SMR number
- CO025-051----
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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, atop hillock, on N-facing slope. Circular area (28m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 2.08m; ext. H 1.25m) with external fosse (D 1.55m). Fosse deepest NE-> SSW; infilled to SSW; progressively shallower SSW->NW. Causewayed entrance (Wth 2.6m) to WNW. Interior raised; slopes gently down to WNW. Bank and fosse heavily overgrown; interior grass-covered. One of two ringforts (CO025-052---) referred to by Grove White (1905-25, vol. 4, 155) as 'two interesting raths' to W of Pencil Hill House (now Beechfield House), where according to 'Mr. R.H. Spratt, of Pencil Hill...a broken bow, among other relics, was discovered' while excavating one of the forts.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.