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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.83135, -8.79981
- SMR number
- CL035-093----
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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
On a low rise on a gentle N-facing slope, in improved pasture, overlooking woodland to W. An oval area (c. 27.5m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m; Wth at top 2.6m; overall Wth 6.3m) S-W-NE and a broad levelled scarp (Wth 3.7m; H 0.45m) NE-S. A number of field clearance boulders have been placed on the bank SW-W and whitethorn trees grow around the N arc. The interior is largely obscured by a dense overgrowth of briars and some thorn trees.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-093----_01.jpg From W. General view of monument.
CL035-093----_02.jpg From NE. General view across interior.
CL035-093----_03.jpg From S. Cross sectional view of scarp at E.
CL035-093----_04.jpg From NW. Slightly oblique cross sectional view of bank at NNW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 20 March 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.