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Ringfort - rath

Gortnagraiga, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Gortnagraiga, 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
Gortnagraiga
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1935)
Coordinates
52.11592, -8.64343
SMR number
CO033-062001-

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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, on N-facing slope c. 80m to NNE of Streamfort house. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Slight hollow visible in area of site; according to local information, levelled early 1970s. Fulacht fiadh (CO033-06201-) lies on opposite side of stream c. 60m to ESE.

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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