Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Gort Uí Raithile, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gort Uí Raithile
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.91090, -9.19369
- SMR number
- CO069-004001-
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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 level pasture. Circular area (34m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by substantial stone wall (H 2.1m; T 3m) SE->NNE; collapsed elsewhere. Wall rebuilt in places; batter on external face. Fallen stones against inner and outer face of wall to height of 0.6m. Ledge (Wth 0.4m) c. 0.5m above ground level on internal face of wall. Interior boggy to E; possible souterrain CO069-004002-) in NE quadrant.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cairn - radial-stone cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.