Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Abbey West, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbey West
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1915)
- Coordinates
- 53.12259, -9.06453
- SMR number
- CL003-026----
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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
On a gentle S-facing downslope on good pastureland and bisected ENE–WSW by a road. Hachured on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. The Battle of Corcomroe 1317 is indicated on the 1915 ed. OS 6-inch map as having taken place c. 500m to the NE, between this fort and Corcomroe Abbey (CL003-029002-) however, recent research has shown that the battle took place some 2km NW (CL003-027----). Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A poorly preserved oval rath (int. dims. 37.9m NNW–SSE; 33m ENE–WSW crest to crest) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.2–0.5m; H 0.8–1m from base of fosse to crest of bank) and outer fosse (Wth 1.6–3m; D 0.4–0.8m from base to outer crest). Several up-and-over cattle tracks cross the bank to the S of the road.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 15 December 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.