Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Shanakill (muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanakill (muskerry East By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.92725, -8.92019
- SMR number
- CO071-022001-
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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, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 36m) enclosed by partially grass-covered collapsed wall (max. ext. H 0.7m; T 7m). Wall mainly collapsed outwards especially on downslope (S); inner face (H 0.8m) remains intact to E for c. 7m with ledge (Wth 0.28m) surviving 0.4m above ground level. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; small grass-covered mounds of dumped stones and loose stones scattered across surface. Standing stone (CO071-022002-) inside wall to SW. Ringfort (CO071-023---) in same field c. 70m to SE. Standing stone (CO071-024----) c. 150m to ENE. Surrounding field fences removed.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.