Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisbealad East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisbealad East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1900)
- Coordinates
- 51.69041, -9.08150
- SMR number
- CO121-002001-
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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 below crest of NE-SW ridge. Roughly circular area (diam. 35m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.6m) SSW->N; modified and incorporated into field fence system N->SE. Road running E-W truncates site to S. Breaks in bank to SSW (Wth 6m) and N (Wth 3.5m). Interior slopes down to NNE. Souterrain (CO121-002002-) in centre.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.