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Ringfort - rath
Gurteenroe (carbery West (w.d) By., Skull Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gurteenroe (carbery West (w.d) By., Skull Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisaunbease (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.56441, -9.49173
- SMR number
- CO140-009001-
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 rough grazing, on steep N-facing slope. Sub-circular area (32m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by double bank with intervening fosse ESE->NNW; double scarp with intervening terrace NNW->ESE, upper scarp (H 0.8m), lower scarp (H 1.6m). Inner bank (int. H 0.55m) of stone; grass covered; numerous cattle gaps. Outer bank (H 1.2m) earthen; incorporated into roadside fence SSE->SSW. Faint trace of cultivation ridges in interior.
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
- Mill - fullingunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.