Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Craggagh, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Craggagh
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1915)
- Coordinates
- 53.09614, -9.30607
- SMR number
- CL004-005----
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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 raised ground c. 180m E of the foreshore, with commanding views from S–N and within a field system (CL004-102----). Overlooked by slightly higher ground c. 50m to the E. Hachured on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A poorly preserved subcircular cashel (ext. dims. 30m E–W; 29m N–S) defined by a low spread of stone (Wth 4–5m; int. H 0.5–1m) with occasional outer facing-stones visible to the N, E and SW (max. H 0.6m). Robinson (1977) recorded a souterrain in this cashel, however, none was identified during the field visit (1997) and some exposed pavement in the WNW sector may have been mistakenly interpreted as one. A later field wall has been built on the cashel from NNE–E and S–SW. There is another cashel c. 60m to the N (CL004-006----) and two enclosures, one c. 150m to the NE (CL004-008----) and the other c. 180m to the ESE (CL004-010----). Several of the field walls surrounding this cashel and its neighbour (CL004-006----) may be ancient.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maolduin
Date of upload: 17 February 2021
References
Robinson, T. 1977 (revised 1999) The Burren: a two-inch map of the uplands of north-west Clare. Map scale 1:31680. Roundstone: Folding Landscapes.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.