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Ringfort - rath

Caol Fuinseann, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Caol Fuinseann, 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
Caol Fuinseann
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1938)
Coordinates
51.89319, -9.05713
SMR number
CO070-074----

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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, on S-facing slope, overlooking Toon River valley to SE. Circular area (47.6m N-S; 45.3m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 2.25m) with external fosse (max. D 0.8m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) to SE; stone facing at sides continues along inner bank face to N and S for 1m and 2m respectively. Fosse infilled in most parts but outline still visible. Undulation inside and concentric with bank survives SSE->NW. Off-centre to NE is rectangular feature (15m N-S; 12m E-W), open on E side, defined elsewhere by low bank with some upright stones as internal facing; gap at NW corner and on S side (Wth 2m). Murphy (1898, 11) records 'a very large fort with a double embankment encircling it'; field boundary encircling line of outer fosse on 1904 OS 6-inch map and surviving on 1938 OS 6-inch map from W->E appears to have incorporated remains of outer bank. Standing stone (CO070-075----) in same field to NE.

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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