Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Derrynavahagh, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrynavahagh
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Derrynavahagh Caher
- Latest-edition OS map
- Derrynavahagh Caher (1916)
- Coordinates
- 53.09992, -9.23180
- SMR number
- CL005-007----
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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
Situated in rough but improved pasture in the Caher valley, c. 300m to the E of the Caher River. Overlooked by karst uplands from E and W, with views along the valley to the NW. Hachured and named ‘Derrynavahagh Caher’ on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, although the hachuring on the 1840 ed. is placed c. 30m to the W. A subcircular cashel (33m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by a bank of stone and earth (Wth 2.4-3.1m; H 0.7-1.3m) with some external facing surviving at the base on the E side. A possible entrance (Wth 1.6m) is located at the SE and a possible annexe (CL005-007002-) abuts the cashel to the SW. Westropp (1901, 17) noted that on three occasions he did not succeed in finding this cashel.
A small enclosure (CL005-007003-) lies c. 37m to the W. A holy well named ‘Toberlonaun’ or Tobair Lónain’ (CL005-009----) is located c. 150m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 29 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.