Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Deerpark (barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Deerpark (barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1842)
- Coordinates
- 52.07064, -8.23439
- SMR number
- CO045-048----
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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
On top of a low cliff edge on S bank of Bride River. Defined by three earthen banks with intervening fosses E->SE; inner earthen bank SE->W; straight cliff edge defines N side. Interior raised above level of field to S. Inner bank (int. H 1m; ext. H to E 2.8m) broken to SE where outer two banks and fosses end; low bank curves W-ESE form outer face inner bank across truncated ends of banks and fosses. S face earthen, low; N face stone, dropping steeply to base of fosses and revetting their ends. Stone drain runs from base of inner 'revetment' into fosse; both fosses probably deepened by water action. Machine-made drain outside outer bank. Entire site heavily overgrown.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.