Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Scarteenakillin, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scarteenakillin
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.60564, -9.40247
- SMR number
- CO131-024----
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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 gentle WSW-facing slope, E of Leamawaddra River. Circular area (20.5m N-S; 19.7m E-W) enclosed by low, ruined stone wall (H 0.3m) W->S; scarp (H 1.5m) S->W, faced with large boulders. Original line of wall not clearly visible to NE and SE. Entrance to NNW (Wth 1.6m). Deciduous trees line edge of interior; raised on SW side to compensate for hill slope.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.