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Ringfort - cashel

Baile Uí Chiaragáin, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Baile Uí Chiaragáin, 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
Baile Uí Chiaragáin
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fort
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.81406, -7.95221
SMR number
DG077-001----

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

A circular area (diam. 20-25m), named 'Fort' is shown on the 1st edition OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions.
Inspected in the early 1980's and described as follows: Internal diam. 12m. A circular platform enclosed by a grass-grown collapsed stone wall, to which field clearance stones have been added. The platform is c. 0.25m high on the S side and c. 0.7m on the N side. The wall survives up to .5m in height. Two hollows are dug into the wall. One at the ENE is 2.7m in diameter and another in the W section is 2m in diameter. It is likely that both are of modern origin. The interior is level. It is situated on the crest of a small hill in fairly good pasture with excellent views.

Inspected again in 2003, it was found that the monument had been levelled; there are no remains now visible at ground level.

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

Revised upload: 19 May 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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