Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Scartnamuck, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scartnamuck
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.79408, -8.75893
- SMR number
- CO096-113----
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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 a SE-facing slope, with commanding views W-E; Castlenalact Lake is visible to the SE. Indicated as a circular 'Danes Fort', with a limekiln on its S edge, on a 1775 map (no. 31) by B. Scalé (private collection). A roughly circular depression (diam. c. 25m) defined by a slight rise along the E and S quadrant. An earthen field boundary (Wth 4.6m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.7m) curves to form an arc NNW-NNE and may incorporate the remains of an outer bank. Large stones have been dumped against its N face. The slope down to this possible bank is more pronounced here than elsewhere along the field boundary and may be the remains of a fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.35m). There are no visible remains of the limekiln indicated on Scalé's map.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.