Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockshanawee, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockshanawee
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.87269, -8.79620
- SMR number
- CO072-078001-
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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, just below crest of hill, on N-facing slope. Circular raised area (diam. 29m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 3.6m) with external fosse (D 1m). Entrance (Wth 4m) to NE with causeway across fosse. Field clearance stones dumped in fosse to S. Interior saucer shaped; souterrain (CO072-078002-) with ogham stones (CO072-078003-, CO072-078004-, CO072-078005-, CO072-078006-, CO072-078007, -CO072-078008-) in NW quadrant. Field boundaries c. 5m outside fosse surround enclosure to W, N and E. Upright stone (H 1.4m; 0.67m x 0.12m) just outside fosse to N of causeway, embedded in concrete for use as gate pillar.
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
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.