Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

At the top of a hill with wide views in all directions, the land falls most dramatically to S. Hachured and labelled ‘Drimneen Fort’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Marked and labelled ‘Drimneen Fort (Droimnín)’ on Robinson’s map (1977). Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This oval rath (max. dims. 42.7m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW) is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.5-1.2m; ext. H 1-1.4m) from W to N to E, interrupted at NNW by an oval depression (8m NE-SW; 5m NW-SE) in which rushes are growing. From E to W to S, it is defined by a scarp (H 1-1.2m). Drystone walls (H 0.2-0.6m; Wth 0.4m) and associated stone spill overlie the perimeter, except from W to NNW. The interior slopes to the SE. Two gaps in the bank, one at W (Wth 1.6m), which is blocked by a drystone wall, and another at SE (Wth 5m) are not original features.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 25 May 2022

References

Robinson, T. 1977 (revised 1999) The Burren: a two-inch map of the uplands of north-west Clare. Map scale 1:31680. Roundstone: Folding Landscapes.

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.