Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bengour West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bengour West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.79289, -8.91555
- SMR number
- CO095-021----
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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 SSW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 27.5m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m), stone-faced in parts; silted-up external fosse to NW and SW. Break in bank to N (Wth 5m) and to SE (Wth 4m).
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.