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Ringfort - cashel

Tullycommon, County Clare, Ireland

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Townland
Tullycommon
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.01637, -9.06200
SMR number
CL010-064085-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

On level ground on the N shoulder of a semi-karst hill, with gentle N-facing slopes to the N and S, and commanding wide views from W to N. In rough pasture within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL010-064001-). This oval-shaped cashel (int. dims. 21m E-W; 16.4m N-S) is defined by a collapsed double-faced stone wall (Wth 0.9m; H 0.3-0.5m) and associated tumble (combined Wth 2.2-3.2m). Stones of the inner wall-face are visible intermittently. There is a stretch (L c. 5m) of the perimeter at the SW without any wall or tumble; this gap appears to have been made in modern times. A later drystone wall is built over the enclosure wall from ESE to S. There is a hut site (CL010-064086-) at the W edge of the interior. The E side is conjoined with a slightly larger and more substantial cashel (CL010-064067-). There is an enclosure (CL010-064005-) c. 73m to the NW, and a cairn (CL010-064087-) c. 49m to the NE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 23 May 2023

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