Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballycarroll, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycarroll
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1920)
- Coordinates
- 52.90217, -8.95939
- SMR number
- CL026-025----
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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
Situated on a slight rise in rough grazing. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular scrub-covered area (int. diam. 20.7m N-S; 18.4m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 1.2-1.3m) with no facing stones visible. A berm (Wth 2m) separates the perimeter from an outer stone spread (Wth 2.5-3m; H 0.8-1m) SW-N. There is a cairn (CL026-025002-) (dims. 6m E-W; 4m N-S; H 0.4m) SE of centre.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 3 May 2017
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.