Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Caherpeak East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherpeak East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Caherawullaun
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caherawullaun
- Coordinates
- 53.19722, -8.85625
- SMR number
- GA103-062----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In level farmland. Poorly preserved subcircular cashel (diam. 28m) defined by a collapsed grassed-over drystone wall. Traces of inner stone-facing are visible at S. The interior is divided by two grassed-over stone walls, one runs from E to W and the other extends off it to N. Centrally placed is a souterrain (GA103-062001-). (Knox and Redington 1916, 184; McCaffrey 1952, 185, no. 46)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 18 January 2017
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Knox, H.T. and Redington, M. 1915-16 Some rath-caves in and near the barony of Dunkellin. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 9, 178-90.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.