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Ringfort - rath

Maryfort Or Lismeehan, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Maryfort Or Lismeehan, 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
Maryfort Or Lismeehan
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.87700, -8.70809
SMR number
CL035-159----

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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 slight, low rise which is on a level area at the base of a N-facing slope, in improved gently undulating pasture and parkland of the former Maryfort Estate. This is a large oval area (c. 29m N-S; c. 24m E-W) defined by the remains of a levelled bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.35m; Wth at top 0.7m; overall Wth 3.5m) W-NE and a levelled bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.25m; Wth at top 2m; overall Wth 5.6m) SE-S which are the best preserved portions. The enclosing elements are very faint SW-W, where they are barely traceable and have been disturbed NE-SE, where there is a slight indent. An outer fosse (overall Wth 3.4m; D 0.1m) is evident W-NE and SE-SW. A steeper part of the natural rise falls uniformly from the exterior of the outer fosse NW-NE. This monument is slightly disturbed in places, especially NE-SE where there is an indent and SW-W where it has almost been levelled out. The interior is undulating, probably due to disturbance recorded at WSW and within the E sector. The extant remains are best seen on aerial imagery (Digital Globe).

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-159----_01.jpg From S. General view of monument.
CL035-159----_02.jpg From WSW. Cross-sectional view of bank and fosse at SSE.
CL035-159----_03.jpg From S. Cross-sectional view of scarp at W.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 10 July 2018

References

Westropp, T.J. 1908-9 Types of the ringforts and similar structures remaining in Eastern Clare (Quin, Tulla and Bodyke). Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 27C, 371-400.

Nearby in the register

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

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