Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cornee, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cornee
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.92784, -7.88335
- SMR number
- LE032-065----
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
Situated on top of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a grass-covered circular area (diam. 30.5m N-S; 28.4m E-W) defined by an overgrown flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4.8-8m; Wth of base 1.45-2m; int. D 1.3-1.9m; ext. D 1.4mW-N-E to 2.1m at S) and an overgrown outer bank (Wth of base 4.5-7m; ext. H 0.7m at E to 1.65m at W). A low rise at S around the perimeter of the platform suggests that it may have had an inner bank, but the original entrance is not identified.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Amended: 6 December 2019
Nearby in the register
- Stone head (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.