Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Gateway
Ballycasheen,caherfadda,leamaneh North, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycasheen,caherfadda,leamaneh North
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Pillars
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gate Piers (1916)
- Coordinates
- 52.98100, -9.12228
- SMR number
- CL016-045----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On the road to Leamaneh, where the deerpark wall extends from the road to the NNE. Named ‘Pillars’ on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. Named ‘Gate Piers’ on the 1916 ed and on the 1897 OS 25-inch map which also depicts an avenue extending to the NNE. Listed as ‘Gate pier’ in the RMP (1996). Described by Westropp (1900, 406-7) along with ‘Gate piers’ (CL016-050----) c. 550m to the SE as ‘the long walled avenue, with the piers of two other gateways’ ‘seen as we drive towards Corofin’.
On inspection in 1998 double-faced walls (H c. 1m) were noted on both sides of the road but no gate piers were visible at this location.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Lynda McCormack
Date of upload: 10 May 2022
References
Westropp, T.J. 1900 Excursions of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Summer meeting, 1900. Description of the places visited. Section III. Third excursion; Section IV. Fourth Excursion. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 10, 392-419; 420-26.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.