Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathduff, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathduff
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rath Dubh (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.01269, -8.59297
- SMR number
- CO051-134002-
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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 SW-facing slope. Depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps; inner bank (diam. c. 20m) depicted only on 1904 OS 6-inch map. Recorded in 1965 as circular area (46ft N-S; 46ft E-W) defined by two earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 6ft; outer bank: ext. H 3ft) with intervening fosse (OPW). According to local information, levelled c. 1973. Roughly circular area (27m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by low rise (max. H 0.75m) survives; slight rise c. 5m beyond first may be remains of outer bank. Clearly visible as crop mark in aerial photograph (AP. Dr D.D.C. Pochin Mould).
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.