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Ringfort - cashel

Inishgort, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Inishgort, County Galway, 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
Inishgort
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.59572, -10.26281
SMR number
GA009D047001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At the S end of Inishgort island and located c. 42m to the S the rampart of a possible promontory fort (GA009D046----), and N of a large storm beach. Recorded by Mr. M. Gibbons, this circular cashel (int. diam. c. 20m; ext. diam. c. 26m E-W; H 1.5-2.5m; H 0.3-1m) is defined by a grassed-over wall. Traces of the outer wall-face, one course high, are visible at NE. A house site (GA009D047002-) is visible in the SW sector of the interior. The SE sector is less well defined and grassed-over walling appears to be the remains of a possibly later building, which overlies the cashel wall. The remains of another later rectangular building (4m x 3m) abut the cashel wall at W. A midden (GA009D048----) lies 7m to the SSW.

The following images have been uploaded courtesy of Mr. M. Gibbons:
GA009D047001- (1).pdf
GA009D047002- (2).pdf
GA009D047003- (3).pdf

Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by Mr. M. Gibbons

Date of upload: 7 June 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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