Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullig (muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullig (muskerry West By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.05828, -9.04409
- SMR number
- CO039-065----
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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 NW-facing slope. Shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps as circle of trees on front lawn of Tullig House. Raised subcircular area (diam. 36m) enclosed by scarp (H 1.2m) SW->E; low, broad earthen bank (int. H 0.7m;ext. H 0.5m) E->SW. Outside scarp on W side is slightly raised, quarter-moon-shaped area, adjoining and concave with site. According to Broker (1937, 50), 'fort in Lawn [Tullig House], three quarter acre, double fence' on Michael Riordan's land. Possible souterrain (9119) in interior. Entire site planted with 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.