Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
An Sliabh Riabhach, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Sliabh Riabhach
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.96487, -9.19261
- SMR number
- CO058-006----
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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 rough grazing, on break in S-facing slope. Circular area (28.5m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by partially grass-covered stone wall (int. H 0.8m; T 2m) N->ENE; stone field boundary (H 0.65m) ENE->N overlying earlier stone wall in parts. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. Circular enclosure (13.7m N-S; 12.8m E-W) in centre; defined by grass-covered stone bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.8m), broken to SE for 3m.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.