Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field boundary
Rathcobane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathcobane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.00732, -8.24095
- SMR number
- CO054-139----
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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 boggy grund, beside stream. Line of stones protruding from bog (H c. 0.4m) runs from fulacht fiadh (CO054-124---) NE-SW for c. 50m through boggy ground. Most stones are set parallel to each other, their long axes across line of wall; line is truncated by laneway to S. On S side of lane a further line of stones measuring approx. L 0.9m; Wth 0.4m; H 0.5m, runs E-W for 20m; long axes stones run along line of wall but not all set contiguously.
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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.