Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcaskan (bear By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcaskan (bear By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.70916, -9.70988
- SMR number
- CO103-003006-
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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 rough overgrown pasture, in a valley surrounded by hills, except to the S where there are views over Bantry Bay. Only an arc (dims. c. 25m S-WSW) of an earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1m) is visible above ground in the NE corner of a field which, according to local information, is the remains of a rath (diam. c. 20m). Any other surviving traces of the rath may be obscured by the dense overgrowth in the area. Kilcaskan graveyard, church and ogham stone (CO103-003001-, CO103-003002-, CO103-003003-) lie c. 100m to the SW and possible hut sites (CO103-003007-) and a holy well (CO103-003005-) are located c. 60m and c. 70m to the SW and SSE, respectively.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.