Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycrenane (imokilly By., Cloyne Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycrenane (imokilly By., Cloyne Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.84115, -8.08352
- SMR number
- CO089-030----
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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 steep ENE-facing slope. Levelled; roughly oval area (c. 34m N-S; 44m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) from WSW->NNW; scarp (max. H 2.4m) NNW->ESE. Remainder disturbed by farm buildings. According to Power (1940, 23), 'There is a circular lios on Sloane's farm and, near north boundary....was a smaller similar monument.
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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.