Ringfort - cashel

The National Monuments Service's description

On an ENE-WSW spur extending from the base of Ballyganner Hill to the NE and within an extensive field system (CL009-059001-). Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A poorly preserved, grass-covered, bivallate cashel, circular in plan (max. ext. dims. 60m N-S; 60m E-W). The inner enclosure (ext. dims. 37.7m N-S; 37m E-W) is defined by a low grass-covered stone spread (Wth 4-4.8m; ext. H 0.8-1.3m) from S to W. From NW to SE the stone spread is more substantial (Wth 8-9m; ext. H 1.4-2m; int. H 0.4-0.7m). The inner wall-face is visible at NE and E (Wth at base 3-3.3m) and the outer wall-face is generally visible from WNW to ENE and intermittently visible from NE to S. The stones in the wall, where visible are laid horizontally (dims. L c. 1m; Wth 0.5m; H 0.5m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.4m) in the inner wall at the S.
The outer enclosing element (Wth 6-8m) comprises a free-standing drystone wall built on the edge of a low scarp (H 0.5m) from ENE to S and a stony scarp (H 1.5m) elsewhere, separated from the inner enclosure by a berm (Wth 6-8m). Outer facing-stones are intermittently visible at the NW and N.
A boat-shaped depression (CL016-020041-) S of the centre may have been a souterrain. An enclosure (CL016-020042-) is located c. 31m to the W and two cashels (CL016-020013- and CL016-020014-) and an enclosure (CL016-020035-)are located c. 100m to the ENE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Lynda McCormack

Date of upload: 21 March 2022