Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathaneague, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathaneague
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lios an Uisce (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.02378, -8.24437
- SMR number
- CO054-004----
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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 level ground below crest of ridge; good view to NW. Roughly circular area (32m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by overgrown earthen bank (H 1.5m); fosse WNW->NNW (D 0.3m). Bank broken to WSW; disturbed to N, probable site of entrance; dry-stone walling along line to SW. Interior slopes gently to NW; probable souterrain (CO054-130---) just within entrance.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.