Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhooly South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhooly South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.16628, -8.38611
- SMR number
- CO027-176001-
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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
Cropmark of arc of fosse (NW->SW) of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); curved field fence (SW->NW) may incorporate bank of enclosure. Possible ringfort (CO027-17602-) c. 20m to N, circular enclosure (CO027-17603-) c. 50m to NNE and enclosure (CO027-17604-) c. 80m to NE in same field.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.