Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killeen South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeen South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1842)
- Coordinates
- 51.58123, -9.71699
- SMR number
- CO129-004----
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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, with view over Dunmanus Bay to S. Marked as circular enclosure on OS 6-inch map (1842). Levelled, probably during field fence removal; small portion of bank may remain in field fence to N; limit of site to S and E may be along natural steep scarp.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.