Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockanroe (muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockanroe (muskerry West By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.07924, -8.96724
- SMR number
- CO039-034----
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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 N-facing slope. Circular area (30m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse; shallow external fosse noted to E, SE and S. Inner bank (max. int. H 1.3m) survives best to E; low internal bank height NW->NNE; entrance (Wth 3.2m) to ENE. Partially stone-lined sub-circular recess (diam. 2.4m; H 0.8m) in bank to N, opening into fosse, may be remains of limekiln. Outer bank (H 1.6m) incorporated into field fence system WNW->NNE; gaps to WNW and NNE; gap (Wth 1.8m) corresponding with break in inner bank, to ENE. Interior overgrown; raised on N side to compensate for hillslope.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.