Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

On a generally level area on a gentle E-facing slope, in improved pasture. Westropp (1914-16, 67), describes this monument as an ‘earthen fort…with a shallow fosse…’. A circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by the remains of a levelled bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.45m; Wth at top 4.2m; overall Wth 11.1m) WNW-SSE and levelled SSE-WSW. The enclosing elements are truncated across the W sector by a tertiary road (long-axis N-S) and across the SW sector by a stone and tree-lined field boundary (long-axis NW-SE). A concrete tank with trackway and field entrance has been built at S-SW. There is no obvious entrance gap. The interior is sunken below the external ground level across the western half. Ringfort (CL035-104----) is located c. 115m to E.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-101----_01.jpg From NE. Cross sectional view of levelled bank at SE.
CL035-101----_02.jpg From W. Cross sectional view of internal scarp at N where bank is level with present ground level on exterior.
CL035-101----_03.jpg From NE. General view of monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 10 April 2018

References

Westropp, T.J. 1914-16 Types of ring-forts remaining in Eastern Co. Clare, part IV. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32, 58-77.