Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Rathdrought, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathdrought
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1939)
- Coordinates
- 51.72015, -8.64979
- SMR number
- CO111-054----
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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 N-facing slope. Rectangular area (43.1m E-W; 28.4m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.65m) to E, S and W; stone-faced field fence to N. Short sections of stone walling replace bank at SE and NW corners. Fosse survives on all sides. Trace of outer bank (ext. H 0.6m) to E and at SW corner. Interior slopes gently upwards to N.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.