Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derrishal, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrishal
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.15667, -9.02248
- SMR number
- CO030-036----
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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 NW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (22m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, intervening fosse and outer earthen bank. Inner bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.95m) highest E->SSW; interior H very low NNE->E; gap to SSW (Wth 1.2m), W (Wth 2m) and WNW (Wth 4m). Intervening fosse continues all round; best preserved where outer bank survives. Outer bank (ext. H 0.3m) survives NW->NE, incorporated into field boundary system; SE->SSW as low earthen bank. Raised interior, banks and fosse overgrown with trees. Limekiln shown at W side of ringfort on 1842 OS 6-inch map.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.