Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shanakill Upper, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanakill Upper
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.06673, -8.06451
- SMR number
- CO046-017001-
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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 terrace of level ground facing W onto Shanakill river. Circular area (35.2m SSE-NNW) defined by inner bank (H 2m), earthen but topped with large stones; well-preserved V-shaped intervening fosse; earthen outer bank (ext. H c. 1.3m); outer fosse (D 0.5m) SE->W. Gap in banks to SE, with causeway. Outer bank incorporated into field fence W->E. Banks, outer fosse and part of interior overgrown. Interior level; possible souterrain (CO046-01702-) inside bank to N.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.