Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballysallagh (Barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballysallagh (Barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1842)
- Coordinates
- 51.98992, -8.25522
- SMR number
- CO053-068----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, at bend in Owenncurra river. Shown as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map, on promontory of land jutting northwards with river curving round NW, N and NE sides. Slight traces of raised bank with fosse to S running E-W across S end promontory; partially interrupting this to N, shallow fosse curves ESE->WSW (C 28.4m), where it runs over edge river cliff; could represent fosse of fort shown abutting field fence to S on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Area shows as forested on 1935 OS 6-inch map; small depression to N (2.2m N-S; 1.4m E-W; D 0.3m) could represent souterrain or tree-hole.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.