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Ringfort - rath

Brittas (Duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Brittas, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Brittas (Duhallow By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Brittas Fort (1936)
Coordinates
52.11196, -8.76830
SMR number
CO032-076----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, just below top of hill on NE-facing slope, overlooking River Blackwater. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 30m) surrounded by fosse to S, W and N on 1936 OS 6-inch map. According to local information, levelled c. 1954. Circular, saucer-shaped area (diam. 36m) defined by low rise with shallow external depression. Probably double-ramparted fort (diam. c. 30yd) recorded by Bowman (1934, 584) on Mrs. Breen's land; inner rampart c. 10ft higher than interior; intervening fosse (Wth c. 12ft); one-quarter of outer rampart remained (H c. 2ft). Circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP; W388) as cropmark of fosse with second fosse visible on W side.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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