Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyknock North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknock North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.03431, -8.08233
- SMR number
- CO055-007001-
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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 disused farm yard. According to Barry (1890, 517) 'the rath at Ballyknock was of large dimensions, and had three encircling ramparts'. Remains consist of subcircular area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank (int. H 1.7m) from E->NNW with internal fosse from SW->NNW. Interior slightly raised; overgrown; has many felled trees. Stream flows inside bank in SE quadrant. Disused farm buildings and stone walls in N side of interior. Barry states that in 1890 'one-fourth of the middle rampart and nearly all the inner fosse remain' while 'another fourth of the middle rampart and a remnant of the outer rampart were erased by the late Mr. Donovan about twenty years ago'. Souterrain (CO055-007003-) in NW quadrant; site of castle (CO055-007004-) in interior.
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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.