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Ringfort - cashel

Feenagh (burren By.), County Clare, Ireland

The record

Townland
Feenagh (burren By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1915)
Coordinates
53.11267, -9.20880
SMR number
CL002-033002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a moderately steep W-facing slope surrounded by rough outcropping rock and rough grazing and situated within a field system (CL002-033001-) on the E side of the valley between Gleninagh ‘Mountain’ and Cappanawalla Hill. Indicated with a solid line on the 1842 and 1915 eds. OS 6-inch maps. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). An oval area (int. diam. 25m N–S; 22m E–W) defined by a tumbled and partially grass-covered stone spread (Wth 3–5m; H 0.6m) upon which a later field wall is built turning the interior into a small paddock. At least another three cashels occur within this field system, a now denuded cashel (CL002-033003-) c. 140m SE, a large cashel ‘Caherfeenagh’ (CL002-033004-) c. 370m SE and a cliff-edge fort ‘Lismacsheedy’ (CL005-018002-) c. 590m SE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin

Date of upload: 24 November 2020

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