Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknageeha West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknageeha West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.13209, -9.11571
- SMR number
- CO029-081----
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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 undulating pasture, overlooking stream valley to N and c. 60m to NE of cliff-like fall of ground down to Owentaraglin River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Upstanding circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph taken in July 1975 (GSIAP, W401). Levelled; no visible surface trace of site. One of two single-ramparted forts (CO029-060---) recorded by Bowman (1934, 275) on S. Walsh's land with diameters of c. 35yd and c. 31yd. Ringforts also recorded by Broker (1937, 51); this is probably one in 'Lios field' with underground passage (CO029-194---).
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 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.