Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cashel (drumahaire By.), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cashel (drumahaire By.)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.21773, -8.23943
- SMR number
- LE015-094----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a plateau with rock outcrop in a low-lying landscape. This is a grass-covered circular area (diam. 21m NNE-SSW) defined by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 3-4.5m; H 0.2-0.5m) NW-E-SW. There is no visible fosse and the original entrance is not identified. A quarry and limekiln occupy most of the W and S parts of the interior, and a WNW-ESE field wall overlies it towards the perimeter at N.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.