Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gorteen (Dangan ED), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteen (Dangan ED)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.83612, -8.78093
- SMR number
- CL035-118003-
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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
In deciduous woodland, on a generally level, elevated area overlooking the creek of a meandering stream to E. Recorded by Westropp (1914-16, 66-7) as the southernmost of two enclosures which he labelled ‘I’ on his map ‘Gorteen Group of Forts’ and described as ‘a levelled ring’. Westropp (ibid.) continues: ‘About the middle of the southern fosse [of enclosure CL035-018001-] was a stone causeway leading to a ring-wall [CL035-018003-], now greatly levelled. The cathair is 98 feet across the garth. The wall is perfect round the craggy platform to the north-east. It is of rather poor coursed dry-stone masonry, and 4 feet to 5 feet high…..it seems from 6 feet to 10 feet thick. There were late cabins in the garth…..they are now nearly effaced’. This monument is depicted on the 25-inch OS map as a sub-circular area (c. 30m E-W; c. 29m N-S) located immediately S of enclosure (CL035-118001-). The enclosing elements (where seen), were defined by a collapsed drystone wall (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m; Wth at top 1m; overall Wth 5.9m) which was visible only SE-S and NNW-NNE due to dense, impenetrable overgrowth. A fosse (Wth c. 3-5m; D c. 1.2m) is located to N, between this and enclosure (CL035-118001-). The interior appears generally level but is mostly obscured by vegetation. The 100 foot contour skirts around the monument N-E-S, being located on higher ground overlooking the stream to E. A limekiln which is depicted on the 25-inch OS map at SSE-S was noted as a depression.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-118003-_01.jpg From S. Oblique cross-sectional view of bank at S.
CL035-118003-_02.jpg From ENE. View across interior, covered in dense vegetation.
CL035-118003-_03.jpg From W. General view overlooking meandering stream to E with white farm house and farm buildings in distance.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 30 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
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.