Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killoghil, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killoghil
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1915)
- Coordinates
- 53.12139, -9.11719
- SMR number
- CL002-061----
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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
Hachured on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). In good pasture, on level ground at E head of narrow, shallow valley enclosed by gently rising ground to N, E and S and with open ground falling gently to W. A poorly preserved subcircular rath (24.4m N–S; 21.9m E–W crest to crest) defined by a low round-topped earthen bank (Wth at base 4.1–6.8m; H 0.2–0.9m) except at W where the bank is flat topped and lowest (Wth at base 5.4m; H 0.1–0.3m). The interior has been dug out (max. D 0.5m) irregularly from WSW–ESE. A long low field clearance cairn and lone bush occupy the outer edge of the enclosing bank at E. The site of a disused graveyard (CL002-059----) is c. 250m to the WSW, approximately centrally located between this and two other raths (CL002-015---- and CL002-060----), which are c.410m W and c. 415m WSW. A medieval church (CL002-014002-) and associated remains are located c.450m WNW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 9 December 2020
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.