Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknashannagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknashannagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.11460, -9.14791
- SMR number
- CO029-065001-
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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, towards top of SE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured roughly circular raised area on 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (30m N-S) defined by low scarp to S, W and N. Earthen bank to E (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.5m) incorporated into field boundary system, with shallow external fosse (D 0.2m). Broker (1937, 52) recorded fort on Pat Murphy's land which was 'levelled about 1890'. Also recorded by Bowman (1934, 260) as levelled fort with diam. c. 28yd. Cup-marked stone (CO029-06502-) at S side of interior. Second ringfort (CO029-06503-) in adjoining field c. 20m to E.
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
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.