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Ringfort - cashel

Gragan West, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Gragan West, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gragan West
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.06483, -9.19594
SMR number
CL005-114----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 an elevated ridge of rough pasture in a multiperiod field system (CL005-115001-) with views from NE to NW. Listed as an ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Hachured on the 1842 and 1916 eds of the 6-inch OS maps. A poorly preserved, roughly circular cashel (int. dims. 23m E-W; 17.5m N-S) defined by a low discontinuous wall (Wth 1-1.5m; max. H 0.7m) with a possible entrance gap at S. There is a natural rock ledge extending NNE-SSW through the E sector. Traces of walls radiate off the cashel at N and SSW. Another cashel (CL005-114002-) is located c. 20m to the NW and a pair of enclosures lie c. 100m to the NNW (CL005-202001- and CL005-202002-).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin

Date of upload: 27 February 2023

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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