Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Dangan (bunratty Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - hall-houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.