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Ringfort - rath

Drummaghmartin, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Drummaghmartin, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Drummaghmartin
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1920)
Coordinates
52.87831, -8.74944
SMR number
CL027-032----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a SW-facing slope, in improved pasture with reasonable views of a gently undulating landscape in all directions, except inhibited by forestry S-SW. Depicted on all OS historic mapping as an oval enclosure (c. 37m N-S; c. 33m E-W). An oval area (38m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) defined by the extant arc of an earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 2.0m; Wth at top 0.5m; overall Wth 4.45m) SW-N and the traceable remains of a levelled bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.15m; Wth 8.5m) N-ENE. The levelled bank is vaguely traceable ENE-SW, although this is difficult to see. The remains of a potential fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 0.3m) are present SW-N, although this has been recut as a drain in modern times. There are vague traces of a backfilled fosse where the bank has been levelled out N-SW. The interior is clear of vegetation and has a distinct SW-facing slope, corresponding to the prevailing slope. Leyland cypress trees are planted close together on top of the extant bank SW-N. Railway sleepers are inserted into the bank and clad with modern corrugated sheeting assumed to act as a windbreak. A post and barbed-wire fence forms a chord (long-axis NE-SW) across the western sector, where furze bushes grow between this and the base of the bank.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL027-032----_01.jpg From NW. Context view of ringfort.
CL027-032----_02.jpg From SSE. Slightly oblique cross-section view of bank exterior and fosse at SW.
CL027-032----_03.jpg From NE. View across monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 11 December 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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