Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Slievenaglasha, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Slievenaglasha
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CL010-118----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Listed as ‘Cairn’ in the SMR (1992) but unlocated and not listed in the RMP (1996). In high (between the 60’ and 700’ contours) open, rough grazing overlooking a fertile valley of improved pasture to E.
According to Westropp (1913, 247), ‘Three small cairns stand on the cliff bastion, which towers behind the fort [Cahermore, CL010-073----] and rock platform. They are much defaced, 12 feet [c. 3.65m] to 16 feet [c. 4.88m] across, and rarely 4 feet [c. 1.22m] high. The middle one has a looped cattle shelter (for which it was dilapidated); much of the material was used to build the loose stone wall on the dangerous edge of the precipice.’
During an inspection in 1999, two cairns were located on higher ground beyond the ‘cliff bastion’ just W of Cahermore; CL010-064036-, c. 300m to the W and CL010-064037-, c. 270m to the WNW. These may be two of the three cairns Westropp recorded; the third was not located.
Nine further cairns lie at a distance of more than 600m to the SW of Cahermore: CL010-064027- to CL010-064033-, CL010-064088- and CL010-064108-.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 26 May 2023
References
Westropp, T.J. 1913 Prehistoric remains (forts and dolmens) in the Corofin district, Co. Clare (no. 11). Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries 43, 232-60.