Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortavranner, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortavranner
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.95005, -9.02223
- SMR number
- CO059-085----
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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 break in W-facing slope, above sharp fall down to bogland, immediately E of Foherish River. Circular area (40m E-W; 39m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.4m); external fosse (D 0.5m) SW->SSE. Entrance to SE (Wth 3.6m), with causeway. Interior saucer-shaped due to eroded profile of inner bank face; raised 4.4m on W side to compensate for sharp fall of ground.
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
- Stone circleunder 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.