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Ringfort - rath

Carrownahooan West, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Carrownahooan West, 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
Carrownahooan West
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1916)
Coordinates
52.98311, -9.32690
SMR number
CL015-007----

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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

In marshy pasture, near the top of a gentle S-facing rise with extensive views to S and E, truncated by conifer plantations to W. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 eds. OS 6-inch maps. A subcircular rath (36.5m N-S; 40.5m E-W) defined by a scarp from N to S and traces of an inner bank (ext. H 0.3-0.55m; Wth 2m) at W, a flat-based fosse (Wth 4-5m; ext. H 0.35-0.6m), and an outer bank (Wth 3-3.25m; ext. H 0.25-0.6m). At ENE a causeway (Wth 1.75m) crosses the fosse. The interior (24.5m N-S; 24m E-W) is slightly dished and its northern half is overgrown. At S and W later earthen field boundaries overlie the outer bank of the rath.

The following image has been uploaded:
CL015-007----_01.jpg Aerial view of rath from N (ASI aerial photo, SMR file)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell

Date of upload: 5 September 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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