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Ringfort - rath

Gorteen (Dangan ED), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Gorteen, 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
Gorteen (Dangan ED)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1921)
Coordinates
52.83997, -8.79215
SMR number
CL035-104----

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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 gentle E-facing slope, in improved pasture. Westropp (1914-16, 67) described this monument as an ‘earthen fort’. A circular area (diam. 29m) defined by a steep, short scarp (Wth 3.2m; H 1.2m). The scarp is covered in briars for most part and some trees are present S-N. There are very short portions of bank (int. H max. 0.4m) at SW, W and N but these are very piecemeal and poorly preserved. A possible entrance may exist at ENE where there is a ramp (Wth 3.3m) up into the interior. The ramp appears modern, however it may have used an existing entrance. There are possible traces of a fosse at SW, although this is not conclusive and may represent poaching by cattle in this area which is located between the monument and a field boundary (long-axis NE-SW) c. 2m to SE. The interior is generally level and featureless and is raised (H 1.2m) above the external ground level. Ringforts (CL035-105---- and CL035-101----) are situated c. 62m to N and c. 115m to W, respectively.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-104----_01.jpg From NW. General view of monument (no rods).
CL035-104----_02.jpg From S. Cross sectional view of scarp at E.
CL035-104----_03.jpg From W. General view of interior (2m rod in centre and 2 x 1m rod either side of ramped entrance at ENE).

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.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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