Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownahooan West, County Clare, Ireland
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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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
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
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.