Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigaline West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigaline West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1933)
- Coordinates
- 51.81806, -8.40050
- SMR number
- CO086-057----
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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
On small patch of ground, on SW-facing slope, within housing estate. Circular area (33.8m N-S; c. 32m E-W) defined by overgrown earthen bank (H 1.2m) NE->SSE; stone faced in parts; scarp (H 0.4m) SSE->SSW; footpath and road to W; field fence to N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.