Ringfort - cashel

The National Monuments Service's description

On a gentle NW-facing slope, in pasture with outcropping rock; good views in all directions. An old disused quarry lies immediately to the N. Not indicated on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised oval area (c. 49m NNW-SSE; c. 42m ENE-WSW) is enclosed by a rubble wall (Wth 2-3m; H 0.2-0.5m) consisting of small stones and larger blocks. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. Outcropping rock protrudes from the surface of the interior, most notably in the S half. The enclosing element appears to be the result of dumping quarried rubble in a low heap on top of naturally occurring outcropping rock. There is no clear evidence of any courses in the enclosing wall and no convincing evidence for any internal or external wall-facing. The interior, which is densely overgrown with scrub, is bisected by a NE-SW stone wall. The remains of other walls are also visible. Possible houses (LF022-023002-; LF022-023003-) are evident in the centre and at S and both appear to be of 19th-century date. Several small cairns of loosely piled stones located in the S half appear to be the result of quarrying.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 16 January 2012