Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castleblagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castleblagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.13868, -8.40866
- SMR number
- CO034-045----
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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 forestry, on gentle N-facing slope overlooking River Blackwater to N; formed part of Priest's Wood on 1905 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (34m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 0.4m, ext. H 0.7m; outer bank: H 1m) with shallow intervening fosse. Break through both banks to NE and E. Interior slopes gently down to N. Coniferous trees planted across site.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Prehistoric site - lithic scatterunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.