Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyellis (fermoy By., Mallow Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyellis (fermoy By., Mallow Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.12587, -8.62428
- SMR number
- CO033-066----
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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. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m) S->N; linear earthen stone-faced field boundary to NE; earthen stone-faced field boundary to SE, which curves and most likely incorporates original earthen bank. Bank and interior planted with mature coniferous trees. Locally known as fairy fort.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.