Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gurteennacloona, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gurteennacloona
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.13800, -8.79423
- SMR number
- CO032-022----
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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 tillage, on N side of farmyard. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; arc formed by two banks hachured NW->NE on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Arc formed by two earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 0.95m) with intervening fosse (Wth 7m) survives NW-> E. Intervening fosse used as laneway; low rise (H 0.3m) along centre of fosse. Break (Wth 0.7m) in inner bank to NE. Shed built on line of enclosure to E.
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
- Standing stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.