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Ringfort - rath
Shandrum (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shandrum (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.66035, -9.14808
- SMR number
- CO120-031----
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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, atop hillock. Circular area (24m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.7m). Remains of stone facing on outside of bank. Bank topped by stone wall to E and S. Breaks in bank to E (Wth 3.4m), W (Wth 3m), SE (Wth 2m) and NNE (Wth 2.6m); E and W gaps appear recent; linked by track used by farm machinery. Slight trace of fosse to ESE. Rock outcrops in N half of interior.
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
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