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Barrow - ring-barrow

Rylane, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Rylane, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rylane
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1938)
Coordinates
51.97358, -8.79526
SMR number
CO061-006001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 12m) on 1842, 1903 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled early 1960s (UCC); surface uneven in area of site. According to Hartnett (PJH), circular raised platform (diam. c. 7m) enclosed by fosse (D 1m) with external earthen bank (H 0.6m); causewayed entrance to E. According to landowner "gold diggers" dug hole at centre of site (Hartnett 1939, 85); depression still visible, marked as souterrain (CO061-006002-) at centre of site on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Second similar depression nearby in same field. Second ring-barrow (CO061-006003-) c. 5m to S.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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