Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnacreha, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnacreha
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.11506, -9.14548
- SMR number
- CO029-066----
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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 S-facing slope. Depicted as arc of hachures showing bank S->N on 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; more concentrated spread of stones noted in area of site than in surrounding field. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank and external fosse in aerial photograph (CASAP). Recorded by Bowman (1934, 262) as single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 25m) on H. O'Donoghue's land, with fosse infilled; not depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Possible souterrain (CO029-197---) in interior.
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
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.