Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonbannin East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonbannin East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.13474, -9.03593
- SMR number
- CO030-106----
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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, atop ridge with sharp fall of ground to N. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) on 1842, 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Roughly circular area (diam. 28.2m) defined by scarp (H 1.3m) to W and N with slight internal lip (H 0.2m) to W. Quarry extends into interior on E side. Possible souterrain (CO030-243---) in W half.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.