Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Gortnapeasty, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnapeasty
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caheratruce (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.93331, -9.05838
- SMR number
- CO059-120----
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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 N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by collapsed stone wall (H 0.8m) crowning rock outcrop. Wall survives best to NE, ESE and SW->NNW where external batter is evident. From SSE->SW man-made scarp of dumped stone (H 3.7m) provides base for wall; natural scarp elsewhere. Possible entrance (Wth 2.2m) to SE. Fosse (D 1m) at base of scarp SE->SW, possibly continuing to NW. Interior split level; caused by E-W ridge of rock outcrop in S half.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.