Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curragh East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curragh East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.69526, -9.65151
- SMR number
- CO117-009001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a hillock on the E bank of a river with views W-E. A circular area (23m N-S; 21m E-W) is enclosed by the remains of two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.6m to the base of the fosse) is evident SE-SW and N-ENE. Some stone inclusions were noted in this bank at N and a large boulder lies beside its inner face, also at N. The fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.4m from outer ground level) is evident SE-WNW and N-ENE. The outer bank, which also has stone inclusions, is evident SW-WNW where the ground slopes down to the river bank. The interior of the rath is partially covered by rushes. A possible souterrain (CO117-009002-) is located near the centre of the interior. Another rath and souterrain (CO117-008001-, CO117-008002-) are located c. 130m to the SW.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.