Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clashbredane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashbredane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.80957, -9.02208
- SMR number
- CO094-014----
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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 S-facing slope. Oval area (41.2m E-W; 33m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (max. H 2.8m) with external fosse (D 0.7m). Berm along outerface on E bank may be due to slippage. Upright stones visible in places along top of bank, protruding c. 0.1m-0.2m above surface, particularly on W side. Bank stone-faced internally on E side. Stone-faced entrance to SE. Interior slopes down towards entrance. Field boundary respects enclosure on N side.
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
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.