Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shanavally (kinalea By., Ballymartle Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanavally (kinalea By., Ballymartle Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.77107, -8.52160
- SMR number
- CO098-026----
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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. Oval area (63m E-W; 54.7m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m) to S, W and N; scarp to E; intervening fosse and second bank (H 0.55m) survives WSW->NNW. Bulge on inner face of inner bank to SW; gap to ENE. Gap in outer bank to WSW. Cultivation ridges cross interior on E-W axis.
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.