Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cabragh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cabragh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.96303, -9.04960
- SMR number
- CO059-017----
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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
On crest of ridge, in rough grazing land broken by rock outcrop. Roughly circular area (25m E-W; 24m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (max. H 2m), stone-faced internally ENE->SSW. Entrance (Wth 3.4m) to NE; break in bank to SE. Interior slopes gently down to E. Circular foundation of hut site (13m E-W; 11m N-S) inside W bank; low stone wall survives S->NW, collapsed wall elsewhere.
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
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- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.