Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Johnstown East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Johnstown East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.16158, -8.34020
- SMR number
- CO027-082001-
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 pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (36m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.3m). Break in bank to NNW with sides revetted by mortared stonework; cattle gap to S. Bank incorporated into field fence system SSW->NNW and stone-faced externally. Interior planted with trees; souterrain (CO027-08202-) in N quadrant.
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
- Souterrainunder 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.