Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cahermurphy, County Clare, Ireland
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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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
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.