Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Poularick, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Poularick
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.81383, -8.87653
- SMR number
- CO083-103----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 tillage, atop low hillock. Circular area (27m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 0.7m). Shallow depression to S between bank and E-W field fence may be remains of external fosse; elsewhere field ploughed up to base of bank. Stone-faced entrance to E. Field clearance stones dumped on bank and in interior. Ringfort (CO083-104----) in view atop hill to N.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.