Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballybride Upper, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybride Upper
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10488, -8.14015
- SMR number
- CO036-062----
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 elevated ground with good views in all directions. Shown as a circular enclosure, named 'Danish Fort', on a 1773-4 map (no. 5) by B. Scalé (NLI MSS 7216-18). This possible rath is not visible at ground level. A curve in the field boundary immediately to the S may be associated. Another rath (CO036-031----) is located 40m to the SE.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.