Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Loughros Glebe, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughros Glebe
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.07414, -7.66983
- SMR number
- DG036-021----
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Internal diam. c. 16m E-W, c. 18m N-S. A subcircular area bounded by the remains of a drystone wall up to 2.14m in width. A 2m wide gap on the ENE may indicate the original entrance. There is a lot of stone scattered over the interior. An 8m long channel .2m deep and 2m wide runs close to the W side of the cashel. Adjacent to the outside edge on the S is a well, cut into the underlying rock. The site is located on top of a flat-topped hill with steep falls to the E and W in a commanding position with reasonable pasture.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.