Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Baile Mhic íre, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Mhic íre
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.94212, -9.12424
- SMR number
- CO058-048----
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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 hilly pasture, on E-facing slope; sheltered on W side by high rockoutcrop. Circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by stone wall (H 2.2m); gap to ENE (Wth 2m). Interior crossed by barely visible grass-covered cultivation ridges running NNW-SSE.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.