Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Condonstown North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Condonstown North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.03324, -8.34223
- SMR number
- CO053-009----
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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 NE-facing slope; extensive view to N and E. River Flesk flows c. 200m to NE. Roughly circular raised area (27m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by scarp (H 2.25m), crowned SW->NW by earthen bank (H 1.4m); intervening fosse; outer bank (ext. H 1.9m); outer fosse traceable E->WNW (D 1m). Terrace along face of scarp N->NE. To SSE, slope down from interior to slight causeway over inner fosse; gap (Wth 7.2m) in outer bank. Possible souterrain (CO053-075---) just visible inside entrance to E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Religious house - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.