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Ringfort - cashel

Dangan (Bunratty Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Dangan, 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
Dangan (Bunratty Upper By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1921)
Coordinates
52.83301, -8.81265
SMR number
CL035-083----

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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

In mixed woodland, just off the crown of a ridge (long-axis c. NE-SW) having good views to lower ground NE-NW and overlooking a cashel (CL035-082----) c. 40m to SW. Listed in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996) as 'Enclosure'. A circular area (33m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a collapsed moss-covered stone wall (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.2m; Wth at top 1.2m; overall Wth 6.95m) which is best preserved NE-N and is lower, being quite degraded N-NE. An entrance gap (base Wth 1.2m; overall Wth 3.2m) is located at W. A shallow linear channel (long-axis ENE-WSW) skirts the exterior of the monument at SE. A trackway (long-axis NW-SE) extends across the woodland area to SW of the monument and continues in a curvilinear form to respects the enclosing elements WSW-NE. The interior has a gentle E-facing slope and some trees and briars grow within.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-083----_01.jpg From NW. Cross-sectional view of bank at SW.
CL035-083----_02.jpg From N. General view of entrance gap at S.
CL035-083----_03.jpg From SW. General view of monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 13 March 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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