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Ringfort - cashel

Ballycahan, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Ballycahan, 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
Ballycahan
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1916)
Coordinates
53.03001, -9.37855
SMR number
CL008-004004-

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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 a natural N-S running scarp in a partly cleared area of rough pasture and limestone outcrop, within a relict field system (CL009-004001-) and a larger multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This subcircular cashel (25.5m E-W; 24m N-S) is defined by the fragmentary remains of a double-faced stone wall. From N-SE all that survives is a scarp (H 0.4m) with intermittent traces of the outer wall-face, one to two courses in height. At S the wall is overgrown but the outer wall-face (H 0.8m) is visible. From SSW-NNW the inner wall-face (H 0.25m) is visible and also survives from one to two courses in height. A low overgrown stony bank (Wth 2m) runs along the perimeter of the site. The raised interior slopes gently to the S. A modern NW-SE running farm track crosses it from N-ESE, levelling the enclosing element. There is another cashel (CL008-004003-) c. 92m to the WNW and a possible structure (CL008-150----) c. 22m to the NE.

The following image has been uploaded: CL008-004004-_01.jpg View from SE. (Cashels CL008-004003- and CL008-004002- are visible in background)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 17 August 2022

Nearby in the register

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

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