Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathorgan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathorgan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rath Argain (1936)
- Coordinates
- 51.98556, -8.12366
- SMR number
- CO054-115----
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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 natural terrace on S-facing slope, overlooking glen to SW. Field fence curves around site to W. Shown as circular enclosure on 1936 OS 6-inch map; levelled 1971. Circular area (27.1m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by low undulations in field; undulations outside this perhaps represent second bank which Power (1923) records as already levelled.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.