Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilgobban, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgobban
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.14513, -8.72985
- SMR number
- CO032-036----
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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 E-facing slope, above Finnow Stream. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; arc formed by earthen bank survives on N side, incorporated into field fence system to NNW. Fosse survives as slight depression visible E->SSW. Interior (diam. c. 27.2m N-S) raised on NE side by c. 0.95m. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 18) as single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 30yd) on T. Ludgate's land, with bank c. 5ft H and interior c. 2ft higher than outside field level. Possible souterrain (CO032-215---) in interior.
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
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.