Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mountleader, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountleader
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.04548, -9.06476
- SMR number
- CO039-058----
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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 break in S-facing slope. Circular area (34m N-S; 34m E-W) raised 2.8m above level of surrounding land, enclosed by fosse with external bank. Top of platform defined by low rise (max. int. H 0.5m) N->SE. Fosse dry and flat-bottomed (Wth 3m). Outer bank (H 1.3m) 3.5m wide on top; faced externally with stone wall, battered in parts. Possible entrance to SSE where platform has more gradual profile and outer bank replaced by external, stone-faced scarp. Interior planted with coniferous trees; fosse and bank lightly planted. Locally known as "Lissard".
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.