Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrane (duhallow By., Kilshannig Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrane (duhallow By., Kilshannig Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.07379, -8.76253
- SMR number
- CO041-082----
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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 NE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured subcircular enclosure on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. According to local information, levelled c. 1962. Survives as roughly circular area (28.5m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) defined by low rise (ext. H 0.4m), with slight external depression to NNW and N. Interior slopes down to NE. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 543) as oval-shaped, single-ramparted fort (c. 29yd x 26yd; bank c. 4ft H) on D. Twomey's land.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.