Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycannan, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycannan
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.71069, -8.64167
- SMR number
- CL053-041----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on a slight W-facing slope in very wet rough pasture. The E portion was damaged in antiquity by the construction of the roadway which curves out slightly to allow for the monument. A subcircular ringfort (diam. c. 50m NNW-SSE; c. 45m SSW-NNE) defined by a bank and fosse. The interior and exterior of the site is under very heavy vegetation. The bank is best preserved towards the N (Wth 3.5m; H 2.5-3m) and the fosse only survives along the SW sector (Wth 3m; D 0.5m). A gap (Wth 6m) at N may be original and there is a second gap (Wth 3m) at S. (Ryan 1980)
The following images have been uploaded:
CL053-041----_01.jpg From W. General overview of ringfort.
CL053-041----_02.jpg From E. View of bank interior at SSW and overgrown interior of ringfort.
CL054-041----_03.jpg From NW. View of steep bank exterior at NW.
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1973).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 9 April 2019
References
Ryan, G. 1980 Archaeological and historical monuments in the Barony of Bunratty Lower, Co. Clare. Unpublished MA thesis. UCC.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.