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Ringfort - cashel

Cahermurphy, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Cahermurphy, 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
Cahermurphy
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Cahermurphy (1923)
Coordinates
52.75300, -9.34625
SMR number
CL048-005----

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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

Situated near the top of an E-W ridge named Cahermurphy Hill and commanding good views especially to the south of the county. An almost circular cashel (39m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by a well built drystone wall of small flags (Wth 4.5-5.8m; ext. H 1.6-2.5m; int. H 1.3-2.2m) with a distinct batter. The original wall-facing is evident, highest (1.7m) from S to WSW. A flat outer terrace is evident SE to WSW and from WNW to N. An entrance (Wth 5.2m) at NE may be original. It is partially blocked by a later wall. The interior is uneven and slopes to S. A well-defined hut site (CL048-005001-) abuts the interior of the enclosing wall at N. (Westropp 1911, 129-131)

The following images have been uploaded:

CL048-005----_01.jpg From SW. General overview of cashel.
CL048-005----_02.jpg From S. Outer wall-facing.
CL048-005----_03.jpg From NE. View across interior.

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1957).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 9 April 2019

References

Westropp, T.J. 1911 Cahermurphy Castle and its earthworks, with certain forts near Milltown-Malbay, County Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries 41, 117-137.

Nearby in the register

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

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