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At a glance
- TypeRingfort - rath
- Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Bank and ditch
- Entrance gap
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
In pasture, on SW-facing slope, overlooking Sullane River valley to S. Roughly circular area (48.5m E-W; 44.2m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 2.55m); fosse (D 3.1m); counterscarp or remains of second bank (H 0.2m) SSE->W; laneway skirts enclosure NNW->NE, separated from fosse by stone-faced earthen bank. Inner bank height as low as 0.2m internally to SW where interior raised to compensate for hillslope.
Full archaeological record 127 words
In pasture, on SW-facing slope, overlooking Sullane River valley to S. Roughly circular area (48.5m E-W; 44.2m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 2.55m); fosse (D 3.1m); counterscarp or remains of second bank (H 0.2m) SSE->W; laneway skirts enclosure NNW->NE, separated from fosse by stone-faced earthen bank. Inner bank height as low as 0.2m internally to SW where interior raised to compensate for hillslope. Entrance (Wth 2.5m) with causeway to E, blocked by collapsed stone wall; gap (Wth 1m) in bank to NW. Remains of cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis; two low cairns of field clearance stones in E half; hone stone (c. 0.4m x c. 0.2m x c. 0.15m) lies off-centre to E. Standing stone (CO070-014----) visible in field to N of enclosure.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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