Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Walshestown (muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Walshestown (muskerry East By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.89628, -8.69220
- SMR number
- CO072-049001-
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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 SE-facing slope, in corner of field. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; field fence truncates W side on 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) defined by earthen bank (H 1.3m) N->NE; low grass-covered rise (H 1m) NE->SSW. Bank to N heavily overgrown and incorporated into field fence system. Cattle trackways cut through bank at NE and SSW; break in low rise to SE may be original entrance. Field boundary running N-S truncates enclosure on Wside. Possible souterrain (CO072-049002-) in interior.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.