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Ringfort - rath

Cahiracon, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cahiracon, 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
Cahiracon
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.63805, -9.14296
SMR number
CL069-030----

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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

At a spot height (75m OD), on the SW end of prominent ridge (long axis NE-SW), in pasture with excellent views in all directions, particularly across the Shannon Estuary NE-SE including Foynes Island to SE. A subcircular area (31m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by a low sod-covered earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.35m; Wth at top 2m; overall Wth 6.1m) SW-NNE and reduced to scarp (Wth 3.9m; H 0.8m) NNE-SW. A short portion of a fosse (Wth 5.35m; D 0.05m) is visible at N. The interior is grass covered with a very gentle SE-facing slope. The concrete base of trigonometric point is located c. 11m to N and a farm trackway is c. 11m to NW.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL069-030----_01.jpg From NE. General view of monument.
CL069-030----_02.jpg From E. Cross-section view of bank and fosse at N.
CL069-030----_03.jpg From SW. Cross-section view of scarp at SE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 9 January 2019

Nearby in the register

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

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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