Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballydaly, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydaly
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.06282, -9.13385
- SMR number
- CO038-152----
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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 level pasture. According to landowner, small enclosure c. 6-7 yards in diameter with 2ft high bank found during land reclamation. Broker (1937,55) recorded on Dan Gearon's land, besides his large fort (8016), two other nearly levelled enclosures, '30 and 10 yards in diameter', one of which 'is alleged to have the fosse inside the rampart'. No visible surface trace. Another possible ring-barrow (7884) c. 150m to NW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.