Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hilltop enclosure
Glenaphuca, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenaphuca
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.97148, -8.07599
- SMR number
- CO066-010001-
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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 commanding position, on highest point of E-W ridge and enclosing hilltop. Subcircular area (72.4m N-S; 86.5m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (H 2.8m); entrance (Wth c. 2m), to ENE, partially blocked by large sandstone block and revetted on N side by second block. Interior rises towards hill summit in centre; at WSW side of interior earthen arc of bank (H 1.1m) cuts off oval ara (24.3m NW-SE; 21.6m NE-SW). Souterrain(CO066-01002-) in centre. (O'Kelly 1945, 18-20)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.