Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynamona (fermoy By., Glanworth Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynamona (fermoy By., Glanworth Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1906)
- Coordinates
- 52.20846, -8.35924
- SMR number
- CO027-011----
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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 tillage. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 28m) on 1906 and 1934 OS 6-inch maps, with narrow pond skirting site WSW->NE. Circular slightly raised area (34m E-W) surrounded by flooded area W->E which corresponds to fosse. According to local information, bank which once enclosed site was levelled off into fosse. Ringfort (CO027-010---) lies c. 120m to W and circular enclosure (CO 027-163---) c. 50m to NE.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.