Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gneeves (duhallow By., Kilshannig Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gneeves (duhallow By., Kilshannig Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.08164, -8.77342
- SMR number
- CO041-018001-
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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, next to farmyard. Circular area (42m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.3m); shallow external fosse (D 0.3m) on SW side. Bank partially overgrown with trees and worn in parts due to animal activity. Farm shed built against external face of bank to ESE. According to local information, low mound (3m x 2m) in SE quadrant of interior caused by people looking for souterrain (CO041-01802-).
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.