Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Fountain, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fountain
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.86199, -9.02729
- SMR number
- CL033-028----
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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 the crest of the SW-facing slope. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular area (diam. 35.7m WNW-ESE; 35m NNE-SSW) planted with mature deciduous trees, defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4-6.3m; int. H 0.6-1m S-N to 1.8m at E; ext. H 1.4m at NE to 2-2.5m generally), with external stone facing on the upper face of the bank WNW-ENE. There is no visible fosse, but the stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 May 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.