Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Derrynacaheragh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrynacaheragh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.74521, -9.18670
- SMR number
- CO107-011001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On gentle S-facing slope, surrounded by blanket bog and rough grazing. Roughly circular area (20m N-S; 22.4m E-W) enclosed by collapsed stone wall (H 1m); replaced to NW by stone-faced field fence; topped by later stone wall to NE. Gap (Wth 3m) to NNE, blocked by stones; second gap to W (Wth 1.6m).
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
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.