Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigacooleen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigacooleen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.02308, -9.05695
- SMR number
- CO048-071002-
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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, atop N-S ridge. Circular, slightly raised area (28m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by earthen bank (H 0.7m) S->WSW; stone wall WSW->NNW; low scarp topped by stone wall NNW->S. Large boulders dumped on wall, possibly as result of reclamation. Interior slopes gently down to ESE; slab (1m X 1m) lies in N half with smaller stones nearby; possible souterrain (CO048-162---). Standing stones (6628; 6629) formerly stood c. 50m to W and S of enclosure, respectively.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.