Ringfort - cashel

The National Monuments Service's description

In undulating rough pastureland and outcropping limestone, within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL009-001001-). Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This almost circular cashel-like enclosure (24m N-S; 23m E-W) consists of a revetted platform. The randomly coursed revetment (H 1-1.95m) is steep and well-preserved, and survives up to six/seven courses in height. A gap (Wth 1.5m) occurs in it at WSW. To the S of this, immediately outside the enclosure, there is a short length of collapsed wall (L c. 6m) extending to the WSW, suggesting a pathway or causeway into the interior. A collapsed and grass-covered wall (Wth 1m; H 0.2m) extends from ENE-WSW across the N part of the undulating interior. Collapsed earth and stone field boundaries (Wth 2m; H 0.25m) are traceable outside and parallel with the enclosure perimeter from N-E, at a distance of c. 5.5m from the revetment. There is a hut site (CL008-045010-) c. 16m to the W.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 4 October 2022

References

Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, County Clare. Issued by National Monuments and Historic Properties Service 1996. Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.