Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
An Baile úr, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Baile úr
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.26613, -7.65125
- SMR number
- DG008-004----
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 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Internal diam. 20m-22m. A subcircular area enclosed by a much defaced and grassed-over stone wall. Some large stones are visible on edge and in places rock outcrop is utilized in the wall. On the E a modern stone wall runs along the ruined cashel wall. The W half of the interior is level but the E half slopes upwards from W to E due to the occurrence of rock outcrop. The cashel is on a prominent circular knoll of rock in undulating coun-tryside marked by similar knolls. There is good graz-ing in the vicinity.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
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- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.