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Ringfort - cashel

Gortmore, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Gortmore, 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
Gortmore
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1921)
Coordinates
52.85598, -9.05232
SMR number
CL033-060001-

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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 SSW-facing slope, in rough pasture with excellent views E-SW, although obscured by a high drystone wall (H 1.5-1.7m) NE-ESE. It is depicted on all OS historic mapping as an oval enclosure. It consists of an oval area (31m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) defined by a stone wall (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.2m; Wth at top 4.3m; overall Wth 7.25m) except at SW where there is a scarp (Wth 1.4m; H 0.6m). A stone kerb faces the exterior (H 0.5m) and interior (H 0.2m) NW-SE. The kerbstones on the exterior are large (L 1.2m; Wth 0.25m; H 0.5m) and well arranged, whereas the stones on the interior are smaller (L 0.6m; Wth 0.15m; H 0.2m) and less clearly defined. The wall is sod-covered WNW-NW. The interior is grass-covered and is generally level, except where there is a notable step-down (D 0.5m) as a result of quarrying. A pile of loose stone is located outside the monument at SW, adjacent to the scarp. An entrance gap (Wth 2m) at WNW may be modern. A low sinuous field boundary (long-axis WNW-ESE; Wth 1m) extends from NW. A high stone wall field boundary (long-axis NNE-SSW) is located 1m to E of the monument. An enclosure (CL033-192----) is located c. 47m to NE.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL033-060001-_01.jpg From N. General view of monument.
CL033-060001-_02.jpg From W. General view of interior.
CL033-060001-_03.jpg From WNW. Cross-section view of quarrying within interior of monument.
CL033-060001-_04.jpg From N. N-facing elevation of kerbstones on exterior of monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 18 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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