Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigdownane Upper, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigdownane Upper
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.21028, -8.40594
- SMR number
- CO026-024----
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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
At W side of farmyard. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; external face of bank to E altered to form straight line, forming right angles at NE and SE corners on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; ground surface severely cut up by machinery; no visible surface trace.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.