Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killeagh (fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeagh (fermoy By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.20385, -8.32456
- SMR number
- CO027-025----
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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, on W-facing slope, above steep S-facing slope down to River Funshion. Circular area (25m E-W) enclosed by heavily weathered earthen bank (int. H 0.8m), worn due to animal activity; intervening fosse NE->SSE; outer earthen bank (H 0.8m) NE->SE which survives as scarp SSE->NW. Break in bank to NNE (Wth 2.2m) and SSE. Interior slopes down to W; slight scarp exists inside and concentric with W bank where interior raised to compensate for hillslope. Enclosure partially overgrown with bushes and briars.
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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.