Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinure (barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinure (barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.03402, -8.23694
- SMR number
- CO054-012----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 N-facing slope; extensive view to N. Circular raised area (32m N-S; 32.6m E-W) enclosed by overgrown bank (H 0.8m) W->ESE, replaced ESE->W by field fences; slight traces fosse in parts. Break in bank to N, used as entrance. Interior slopes gently to N.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.