Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bawnmore (muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bawnmore (muskerry West By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.95184, -8.96020
- SMR number
- CO060-069----
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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 gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (45.5m N-S; 43.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m); external fosse (D 1.45m) to N, hallow fosse elsewhere. Remains of stone facing along upper part of bank to N, where incorporated into field fence system; lower half of bank much wider. Ruined stone facing also noted to W. Entrance (Wth 6m) to ESE. Remains of cultivation ridges cross interior on E-W axis.
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 stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.