Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Murrahin South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Murrahin South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.56789, -9.39262
- SMR number
- CO140-021----
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 pasture, on crest of N-S ridge. Circular area (28.9m N-S; 28.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.2m), with external fosse (D 0.8m). Bank stone faced in parts; berm, possibly due to slippage, on inner bank face SSW->N; entrance to SE (Wth 2m), with causeway.
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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.