Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Monaparson, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monaparson
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.07844, -8.62910
- SMR number
- CO042-043----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, to S of Monaparson cottage, on N-facing slope, overlooking Clyda River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps; similar on 1935 OS 6-inch map except section of bank missing to NNE. Arc (C 20m) formed by earthen bank (int. H 2m) with shallow external fosse, survives in field fence system to W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Religious house - Knights Hospitallersunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.