Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cragballyconoal, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cragballyconoal
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.05542, -9.11586
- SMR number
- CL005-160052-
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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 immediately N of a circular cashel (CL005-160020-). A large subrectangular enclosure (58.5m E-W; c. 42m N-S) abutting a circular cashel (CL005-160020-) to the S. The enclosure is defined by straight walls at W, N and E forming well-squared corners at NW and NE. The E wall curves in at S to abut the circular cashel. The walls (max. Wth c. 1.2m; max. H c. 1.5m) are uncoursed, double-faced and rubble-filled. The central of three remaining well-formed sections along the E half of the N wall has an upright pillar forming the E side of a possible entrance. The interior comprises bare smooth exposed karst. A modern wall extends N-S through the W half of the enclosure and continues across the centre of the circular cashel. This enclosure with the above information was reported to the National Monuments Service by Tim Bowmer.
The following images have been uploaded (photos: Tim Bowmer):
CL005-160052-_01.jpg E wall from S.
CL005-160052-_02.jpg E wall exterior from NNE.
CL005-160052-_03.jpg N wall interior from W.
CL005-160052-_04.jpg Entrance feature in N wall.
CL005-160052-_05.jpg View across interior from N.
CL005-160052-_06.jpg View across interior from S.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 12 February 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.