Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Gorteen (dangan Ed), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteen (dangan Ed)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.83444, -8.79009
- SMR number
- CL035-107----
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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 with rock outcrop close to the surface, in improved, undulating pasture. Westropp (1914-16, 67) described this monument as a ‘defaced cathair’. It is depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. 42m) within an area of rough pasture and rock outcrop on the 25-inch OS map and the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 24 January 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.