Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloghboola Beg, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghboola Beg
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.03676, -9.04959
- SMR number
- CO048-032----
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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 steep NW-facing slope, overlooking stream to W and SW. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.2m), incorporated into field fence system to NW. External fosse survives to NNE for short section; slight depression outside bank to E and S. Entrance to NNE (Wth 4m). Interior heavily overgrown; raised on NW and W sides to compensate for hillslope. According to Broker (1937, 45) 'double fence but one knocked about 1885 by Hugh Kelliher'.
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.