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Ringfort - rath

Corbally (Magunihy By., Dromin ED),Dungeel, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Corbally, Dungeel, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Corbally (Magunihy By., Dromin ED),Dungeel
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Lisnathreealee
Coordinates
52.10541, -9.72915
SMR number
KE057-059----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on a SE-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Laune River. A circular area (43m E-W; 42m N-S) defined by three earthen banks with intervening fosses and an outer fosse. The inner earthen bank (Wth 7.25m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 1.55m) and intervening fosse (Wth 4.5m) are visible all round. The middle earthen bank (Wth 10.9m; int. H 2.15m; ext. H 1.6m) is separated by a second intervening fosse (Wth 2.9m) from the outer earthen bank (Wth 7.3m; int. H 2.2m; ext. H 2.1m). The outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.3m) is visible SW-N. The interior slopes gently down to the SE. The rath is cut (D 2m) into the upslope at NW. There is a partially eroded causeway entrance (Wth 3.5m) at NNE. The entire rath is largely obscured by trees, bushes and dense undergrowth. A limekiln is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map abutting the enclosing elements at WSW.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.

Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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