Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Clashmelcon, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashmelcon
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.46609, -9.72994
- SMR number
- KE009-026----
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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
Internal diameter 28m N-S, 25m E-W
This sub-circular cahir with souterrain is situated on pastureland which is gently sloping N. The enclosing stone bank, which is now covered by grass, rises to a maximum of .9m high above the interior and 1.4m above the external ground level. A 2.6m wide possible entrance to the N provides access to the interior. In the W sector of the interior is a raised area, .8m high. Within this raised area is a depression, 2.2m N-S, 2.6m E-W and .7m deep. Also, 2.6m NW of this feature is a smaller depression, 2m N-S and 1.8m E-W, which is contained within the enclosing bank. 'Cave' is marked on the 1841-42 OS map, so these depressions may represent the collapsed chambers of a souterrain (KE009-026001-).
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 803. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 2 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.