Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Balteenbrack (carbery East (w.d.) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balteenbrack (carbery East (w.d.) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.73540, -9.02295
- SMR number
- CO108-077----
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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
n pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank (H 1.8m) W->E. Bank incorporated into field fence system; gap to NNW (Wth 5.5m). Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; edge truncated by house and farm buildings to S and SW. (CMSS).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.