Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Caherkeegane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherkeegane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.94299, -9.03558
- SMR number
- CO059-082001-
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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 pasture, on E-facing slope. Subcircular area (32m E-W; 25m N-S) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.5m) SSE->NNE; stone-faced scarp (H 1.6m) elsewhere. Stone hut built into wall on NW side; gap to WNW. Interior artificially raised on E side against downhill slope; possible souterrain (8974) in S half; two low stones (H c. 0.4m) to ENE of souterrain.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 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.