Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Caherkeen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherkeen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.66107, -10.03488
- SMR number
- CO114-059----
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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 grazing on lower E slopes of Knocknagallaun. D-shaped area (87m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by low earthen bank (H 0.7m) NNE->SE; stream SE->SW; field fence running SW-NNE. Lazybeds cross interior on N-S axis. Known locally as "Ríoch na cathar".
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.