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Ringfort - cashel

An Cheathrú Riabhach (TC Gleann Ó gCeanann), County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, An Cheathrú Riabhach (TC Gleann Ó gCeanann), County Donegal, 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
An Cheathrú Riabhach (TC Gleann Ó gCeanann)
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Outlined
Coordinates
55.22825, -7.22851
SMR number
DG011-058----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Scotland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Internal diam. c. 20m. This heavily overgrown site seems to consist of a stone-built subcircular enclosure with a possible entrance in the SE. It is situated amid the ruins of old buildings, gardens and small fields on a small plateau on the E slope of Grocknageeha Hill.

Pre-development testing was carried out by Caitríona Gleeson under licence No. 07E0946 of a site at Falduff, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal. The proposed development comprises the erection of a farmyard shed and all associated works. The proposed development is located c. 50m south of DG011–058----, a cashel. Four trenches of varying lengths were excavated across the footprint of proposed construction. No evidence for archaeological material or cultural layers pre-dating the 20th century was observed in any area of the proposed development site (Bennett 2010, 78).

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.

Compiled by Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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