Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Rathcool (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathcool (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rath (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.10322, -8.97168
- SMR number
- CO030-146----
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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
On W bank of realigned Owenbaun River, originally 150m further to E. Named 'Rath' on 1937 OS 6-inch map and shown as hachured scarp N->S, with second concentric scarp N->E. Site overgrown and used as dump for farmyard manure; area defined to N by stone field boundary, to E by drainage canal and to S by sunken farm trackway. Within site are a number of low earthen banks (H c. 0.6m; Wth c. 2m), partially overgrown and incomplete, which seem to be part of two E-W rectangular structures. According to local tradition, site of church and burial ground. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 357) as 'church site' in Mr McCarthy's land, 'in field called the graveyard. Fence levelled. Site c. 2ft higher than field level...circular. diam. 35yd. mainly grass covered mounds'.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.