Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknakilla, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknakilla
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.02577, -9.04953
- SMR number
- CO048-074----
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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 W-facing slope, overlooking stream valley to W. Circulararea (26m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m)N->SSE, topped by ruinous stone wall; scarp (H 2.5m) elsewhere, stone-facedin parts. Interior cut into hillside to E and raised on W side tocompensate for hillslope. Gap (Wth 2.5m) in bank to S. Surrounding fieldfences removed. Broker (1937, 46) records fort on Dan Harrington's land,'1/4 acre, fence finished with stone'.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.