Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dooneens (muskerry West By., Drishane Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooneens (muskerry West By., Drishane Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1842)
- Coordinates
- 52.08110, -9.07446
- SMR number
- CO039-022001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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, on SW-facing slope just below crest of hill. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 26m). According to Broker (1937,48) 'knocked by Dan O'Sullivan 1855'. Arc, formed by scarp (H 1.1m) with slight internal lip, survives SW->WNW; low rise marks line of levelled bank to N and E. Modern drain dug outside scarp. possible souterrain (9019) in interior.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 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.