Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortavehy East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortavehy East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisbreagoge (1903)
- Coordinates
- 52.04203, -9.13218
- SMR number
- CO047-001----
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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 E-facing slope, on W side of Owennagloor River. Roughly circular area (33m E-W; 31m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (max. int. H 1.8m); external fosse (D 1.4m) SW->NNE. Bank highest and stone-faced externally SW->NW where incorporated into field fence system. Gap in bank to SW (Wth c. 2.5m); gap to NW (Wth c. 2.5m) is causewayed. Interior divided into three parts; level for c. 7m inside W bank; sharp fall to E; level E half raised to compensate for hillslope. Ringfort (CO047-002----) in view on opposite side of river valley to E.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
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- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.