Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drinagh West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drinagh West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.67361, -9.12737
- SMR number
- CO120-038001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (27m NE-SW; 23m SE-NW) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.3m) W->SE; scarp SE->W. Break in bank to SE (Wth 2.60m). Large boulders and field clearance stones dumped against outer bank face, especially to S; large boulder with cup mark (CO120-038002-) to SE. Interior slopes gently to the S. Surrounding field fences removed.
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
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.