Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cragard, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cragard
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1920)
- Coordinates
- 52.89993, -8.93351
- SMR number
- CL026-038----
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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 a low-lying area of dense scrub. Hachured as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) only on the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Described by Risteard Ua Cróinín in 1998 (pers. comm., SMR file) as an almost levelled stone fort (int. diam. 22m) it was inaccessible because of the dense growth when inspected in 2004. The area was cleared between 2006 and 2012 (OS MapGenie orthophoto) and the remains of the cashel became more visible. Another enclosure (CL026-198----) lies c. 14m to the SE. Two earthworks (CL026-036001- and CL026-036002-) c. 70m to the W and c. 90m to the SW in Carrowdotia townland, also hachured on the OS 1840 6-inch map, were excavated in advance of the M18 but no structural remains were found.
Compiled by: Michael Moore and Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 17 November 2025
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.