Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cahergal (ibane And Barryroe By., Templeomalus Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cahergal (ibane And Barryroe By., Templeomalus Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.62684, -8.85600
- SMR number
- CO135-057----
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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 SE-facing slope. Circular area (38.5m N-S; 38.5m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse. Inner bank, low, earthen (H 0.20m), spread towards outer bank. Intervening fosse shallow, intermittent. Outer bank (H 1.15m) broken to SE (Wth 5.6m). Interior uneven; possible hut site (CO135-057001-) in N half; linear, low bank (L 12m) in S half running NE-SW.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Boundary stoneunder 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.