Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardgehane (carbery West (e.d.) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardgehane (carbery West (e.d.) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.49971, -9.24443
- SMR number
- CO150-034----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In hilly rough grazing. Roughly circular area (24.2m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank SW->S containing some stone (H 1m). Two upright stones (H 0.8m: 0.9m) may have revetted outer bank face to S. Recent break in bank S->SW (Wth 17m). Plough strip (Wth 6m) extends into interior to within 2m of ENE bank. Locally known as "lios".
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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.