Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilbeg (carbery East (w.d) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbeg (carbery East (w.d) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.57640, -9.09579
- SMR number
- CO143-005----
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 NNE-facing slope. Oval area (28m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank NW->ESE (H 1.6m); stone wall ESE->NW, similar to surrounding field fences. Gap in wall to SE (Wth 1.4m), now blocked with stones; recently widened gap to SW (Wth 2m). Two circular conjoined hut sites (CO143-005001-, CO143-005002-); circular raised area (diam. 8m SW-NE; 7.50m SE-NW; H 0.75m) abuts bank to SW; abutting raised area to NE, low stony circular bank (diam. 4m; ext. H 1.0m; int. H 0.4m).
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.