In 2021 the Baltimore Community Council Ringfort Subcommittee was formed to conserve and develop the site. In 2022 the project was accepted into the Heritage Council Adopt a Monument Scheme supported by Abarta Heritage. Below are some of the outcomes of our work to date. 

2023 Winter Baltimore Community News Update

2023  Geophysical Survey by the Discovery programme supported by the Heritage Council

2023 Site Clearance Monitoring Report by Archaeologist Tony Miller supported by the Heritage Council

2023 The Kingdom of Corcu Loigde and the Baltimore Ringfort original research text by Dr Paul MacCotter supported by the Heritage Council & Cork County Council

The Heritage Week presentation of this research by Dr Paul MacCotter is available on YouTube PART 1 Corcu Loigde Genealogy, PART 2 Tullagh Church, PART 3 Questions & Answers. Presentation Slides are available at this link. You can listen to the audio file here 

2023 The Importance of Place A4 trifold brochure produced by the Ringfort Committee with voluntary donations

2023 The Ringfort is referenced at no 51 in 101 Archaeological Sites, West Cork published by Cork County Council

2023 Archeological Impact Assessment carried out by Archaeologist Tony Miller

2022 Geophysical Survey of the Site carried out by the Discovery Programme

2022 Heritage Week Talk by Siobhan ni Sheasnain on the outcomes of her research 'The Importance of Place' following an intergenerational survey with Rath NS

2022 Map of School Intergenerational Survey responses In 2021, students of local primary school Scoil Náisiúnta Ráth Mhór participated in an Inter-generational Survey, where they engaged with questions around ringforts in their area.  26 families participated.  Students and their parents and grandparents were asked about the location of ringforts in their area. This map indicates their responses.

2022 Map of Ringforts around Baltimore A selection of ringforts in the local area, extracted from Archaeology.ie, which has only the following classifications for ringforts: Rath for a Ráth or a Lios, and Cashel for a Caiseal or Cathair. 

2022 Placenames Local placenames with reference to ráth, lios or dún. This map gives a sample of local placenames which suggest the existence of a ráth, or a lios, or a dún at some stage in that locality.  Some of these townlands have no written record available to us today confirming such a site.  However, the Irish townland name which was passed down orally, and was often only anglicised quite recently, is a good indicator.

2022 Biodiversity Survey of the Site carried out by Baltimore Tidy Towns

2022 The project was accepted in to the Heritage Council Adopt A Monument Scheme

2021 Introducing Baltimore Ringfort YouTube Video

2021 Heritage Week Talk Ringforts by Archaeologist Tony Miller at the Ringfort site  YouTube Video 

2021 SIgn commissioned to identify the site supported by Cork County Council