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Ringfort - rath

Derrishal, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Derrishal, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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