Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Laharan (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laharan (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.08554, -8.79050
- SMR number
- CO041-012001-
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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 level pasture, at base of Bailocke Mountain, on S side of farmyard. Circular area (diam. c. 28m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.9m; ext. H 1.1m); external fosse (D 1.6m) to S and W. Top half of inner face of N bank stone-faced. Drain cutting through N half of interior disturbs bank to NE and W. Fosse skirted by low field boundary to S; substantial earthen bank edging laneway SW to NNW; farmyard to N and NE. Interior heavily overgrown with trees and briars; souterrain (CO041-01202-) in W half. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 573) as double-ramparted fort, with half of outer circuit levelled.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.