Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moneygaff East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneygaff East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.80770, -8.96944
- SMR number
- CO094-034001-
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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 NE-facing slope. Roughly circular raised area (33m N-S; 35m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.15m); external fosse (D 1.3m) NW->SW; low counterscarp bank NW->SW. Square platform (10m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE; H 1m) adjoins outer face of counterscarp bank to NE. Semicircle of stones (diam. 4m) NE of centre may be remains of hut site (CO094-034003-); souterrain (CO094-034002-) in interior.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.