Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Johnstown West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Johnstown West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.16339, -8.37364
- SMR number
- CO027-073----
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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 pasture. Roughly circular area (41m E-W; 33m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 2m); external fosse (max. D 1m). Inner face of bank low N->ESE with external face 2.2m high; some stone facing noted on outer face of bank to ENE. Fosse survives as slight slope down to base of bank W->E; deeper elsewhere. Interior raised; clear of overgrowth.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.