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Ringfort - rath

Doire An Tóchair, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Doire An Tóchair, 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
Doire An Tóchair
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1938)
Coordinates
51.89329, -9.09983
SMR number
CO070-055----

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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, atop knoll, on S-facing slope overlooking Toon River valley. Circular raised area (26m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.85m), with external fosse (D 0.45m). Cattle breaks in bank to E and NW. Site partially overgrown with furze bushes. No visible surface trace of linear hachured bank (L c. 40m) tangential to NW side of enclosure and L-shaped field boundary to NE of enclosure depicted on 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps.

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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