Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

At the SE edge of a plateau in wet, boggy land, with wide views from NE to SW. Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A subcircular rath (29.4m N–S; 25.8m E–W; max. ext. dims. 49m E–W; 44.2m N–S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5–7m; int. H 0.2–0.5m; ext. H 1–1.2m), a slight berm (Wth 1.5–4m) and a probable fosse, as indicated by a boggy, rush-filled band (Wth 2.5–4m). The interior is considerably higher (c. 0.5m) than the exterior. The bank at the W (Wth 7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) has been pushed in and is more massive than elsewhere and at the S it is almost an external scarp (H. 0.8m). A later L-shaped, grass-covered depression (Wth at top 4m; Wth at base 2.2m; D 0.08m) extends from the SSW edge of the interior to the centre (L c. 14m), then turns E (L c. 8.5m). The spoil from this appears to have been deposited in the SE quadrant of the interior, where the ground level is higher and less even.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 27 October 2021

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.