Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Garryantaggart (barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryantaggart (barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.04584, -8.26742
- SMR number
- CO044-045002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 levelled ringfort (CO044-04501-); discovered during harrowing 1m below present ground surface. Cleary (1986, 146) describes two chambers, partially earth and rock-cut joined by creepway; chambers much disturbed. Chamber 1: irregular (2.5m SW-NE; 2m NW-SE; H 1.2m-1.5m); part of construction shaft at W end. Chamber 2: oval (2.5m NW-SE; 1.5m SW-NE; H c.11.3m); construction shaft at W end; entrance shaft at NW end.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ogham stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.