Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kippagh (muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kippagh (muskerry West By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1903)
- Coordinates
- 52.04077, -9.12817
- SMR number
- CO047-002----
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 pasture, on NW-facing slope, overlooking Owennagloor River to W. Circular area (28m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m); external fosse (D 0.9m) SE->SW. Entrance (Wth 3m) to N. Interior slopes down to N; overgrown with clumps of briars and stumps of trees. Field boundary curves around enclosure to E, S and SW. Ringfort (CO047-001----) in view on opposite side of valley 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
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.