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Ringfort - cashel

Scanlan'S Island, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Scanlan'S Island, County Clare, 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
Scanlan'S Island
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1915)
Coordinates
53.14461, -9.11162
SMR number
CL002-019----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

On a gentle SE-facing downslope on good meadowland on the E landward side of a tidal island named Scanlan’s Island. A sheltered location, accessible at low tide from mainland to NE. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A poorly preserved oval cashel (int. dims. 50.3m NW–SE from crest of spread at NW to top of scarp at SE; 34.5m ENE–WSW crest to crest), defined by a low grassed-over stony spread with outer facing-stones visible at WSW. A modern field wall, not on the 1915 OS 6-inch map extends NW-SE along the bank. A rectangular house (CL002-019002-) of indeterminate date is located in the SW quadrant.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin

Date of upload: 2 December 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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