Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigleagh (fermoy By., Wallstown Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigleagh (fermoy By., Wallstown Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.21162, -8.44518
- SMR number
- CO026-207----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 level tillage, in the NE corner of a field. According to local information, there was a rath at this location. It is not visible at ground level but a levelled circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) is visible as a soil mark in an aerial photograph (SMR file).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.