Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glen North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glen North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.09695, -8.84990
- SMR number
- CO040-030----
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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 S-facing slope, c. 200m to N of Glen River. Circular area (29.5m E-W; 28.5m N-S) defined by earth and stone bank (max. int. H 1.15m; ext. H 0.85m) NNW->SE; stone-built field fence replaces bank SE->SSW; low rise elsewhere. Loose field clearance stone dumped against outer face of bank to N. Interior grass-covered and level.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.