Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyshehan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyshehan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.15549, -8.60021
- SMR number
- CO033-027----
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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 undulating pasture, on E side of farmyard. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1842 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 20m) on 1905 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (21m N-S) enclosed by worn earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.35m) E->W; low rise visible W->N. Bank heavily overgrown to SE; incorporated into field fence system to SW. Slurry pit built up against external face of bank to W. Interior surface cut up by cattle.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.