Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonteens, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonteens
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.14902, -8.80636
- SMR number
- CO032-009----
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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 W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps; limekiln at NW bank on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; circular, saucer-shaped raised area (internal diam. 33m E-W; 31m N-S) survives, defined by scarp (H 0.4m) with slight internal lip. According to local information, ring clearly visible when crop growing in field. Bowman (1934, 672) recorded single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 37yd) on William Cremin's land; bank 7ft H; fosse infilled. Bowman (ibid.) also noted cavity (18ft by 3ft; D 8ft) in bank to NW.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.