Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Coolgarriff, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolgarriff
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.94147, -8.84934
- SMR number
- CO060-157001-
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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 undulating pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 34m) enclosed by low collapsed stone wall (T c. 4-8m) S->ESE, topped by later stone field boundary (H 1.5m). Earth and stone bank (max. int. H 1.9m) ESE->S, stone-faced externally, may incorporate remains of limekiln. Interior planted with trees; possible souterrain (CO060-157002-) in NW quadrant. According to Hartnett (1939, 98) 'adjacent field is known as Pairc naCathrac' and spindle whorl found near fort is now in UCC.
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
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.