Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Mooghaun South, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mooghaun South
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1922)
- Coordinates
- 52.78139, -8.88149
- SMR number
- CL042-073----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated 50m SW of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-) in an area planted with mature trees. A subcircular enclosure (diam. 29m x 22m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (Wth 3.5-3.7m; int. H 0,7m; ext. H up to 2m). The wall was originally c. 2m in width and was built with an inner and outer facing with a rubble core. A gap (Wth 1.5m) at SE may be the original entrance. (Condit and Grogan 2005, 125)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 5 January 2016
References
Condit, T. and Grogan, E. 2005 Mooghaun South: general site description. In E. Grogan, The North Munster Project, vol. 1, 103-130.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.