Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cullenwaine, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cullenwaine
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.89111, -7.98199
- SMR number
- OF046-010----
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 flat land in undulating countryside. Raised D-shaped area (diam 24m N-S) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2m) with external fosse visible at N only. Original entrance marked by large boulder at SE (Wth 4m) with possible modern gap (Wth 7m) at NW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.