Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
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
- Indicated (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.57756, -9.09105
- SMR number
- CO143-007----
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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 N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 32m E-W) defined by stone bank (H 1.2m). Dry stone walling with rubble core visible SSW->NW; original wall collapsed and grass-covered NNE->ESE, topped by modern wall. Gaps to ESE (Wth 2m) and to NW (Wth 2m). Laneway crosses interior on N-S axis.
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
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.