Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dawstown (muskerry East By., Garrycloyne Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dawstown (muskerry East By., Garrycloyne Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 51.95516, -8.59802
- SMR number
- CO062-159----
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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. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842, 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Hartnett (1939, 220) recorded single rampart 5ft in height with entrance to N (overall diameter was 95ft). According to landowner, levelled c. 1960 during field clearance. Bank survives in parts as low rise with slight external depression enclosing circular area (diam. c. 34.3m).
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.