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 (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.20357, -8.31903
- SMR number
- CO027-027----
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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 SSE-facing slope, abutting possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO027-026---) to N. Circular area (30m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by inner earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1m) W->SSW; intervening fosse (D 0.2m); second earthen bank (H 1.2m) W->S, mainly concentric with inner bank but more widely spaced to N and S where banks are up to c. 11m apart; second, shallow, intervening fosse to SE; third earthen bank ESE->S. Entrance (Wth 6m at inner bank) to SSE. Interior slopes down to SE; truncated by townland boundary on SW side. According to local information, known as 'King Lios' (pers. comm. J. Monk).
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
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.