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
- 52.08300, -8.77583
- SMR number
- CO041-019001-
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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
Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) with solid line respecting site to N, E and S and hachured fosse to W on 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Permission to visit site refused. Upstanding circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph taken 03-07-1975 (GSIAP, W 388). Recorded by Bowman (1934, 542) as double-ramparted fort in F. Turner's (banks: each c. 5ft H; fosse: Wth 9ft; D 5ft). Souterrain (CO041-01902-) in interior and another (CO041-181---) on N perimeter of fort.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.