Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cahiracon, County Clare, Ireland
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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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
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
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.