Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Liscahane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Liscahane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.04853, -9.05197
- SMR number
- CO039-063001-
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 gentle W-facing slope, above sharp fall down to Finnow River valley floor. Circular area (26m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by three low eroded earthen banks with intervening fosses. Banks 1 (int. H 0.5m) and 2 (max. H 1.2m) survive all round; second bank topped by field fence NW->N; outer bank (H 0.6m) survives NNE->S, with scarp (H 1.4m) to SW and W. Poorly defined entrance (Wth 3.5m) through each bank to SW. Possible souterrain (9082) in interior, which slopes gently down to W. Banks and interior planted with coniferous trees.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.