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Ringfort - cashel

Ballaghaline, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Ballaghaline, 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
Ballaghaline
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.01723, -9.39851
SMR number
CL008A003010-

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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 low natural rise (H 1.5-2m) in pasture with land level to SW and sloping away elsewhere within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). This well-preserved circular cashel (25.8m N-S; 25.1m E-W) is defined by a double-faced wall (Wth 1.7-3.1m; int. H 0.15-0.4m; ext. H 0.7-1.1m). The inner wall-face is very intermittent, while the more clearly defined outer face comprises large horizontally laid slabs. Outside the wall at E is a second outer wall-face, set 2m away from the cashel wall. This may be the edge of an outer terrace. In the centre of the cashel is a subcircular grass-covered stone and earth mound (6.75m N-S; 6.55m E-W; H 0.2m) with several stone slabs set upright at its top.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 26 April 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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