Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynatona, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynatona
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1842)
- Coordinates
- 52.03165, -9.08011
- SMR number
- CO048-008001-
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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 break in NE-facing slope. Depicted as roughly circular field, with limekiln built into E side, on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by low rise (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m). Locally known as fort. Possible souterrain (CO048-008002-) in interior. According to Broker(1937, 43) 'fort 1/4 acre, levelled completely about 1921'.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.