Ringfort - cashel

The National Monuments Service's description

In gently undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Located 230m E of the townland boundary with Garranroe and 530m WNW of Killonahan Church (LI021-067001-) and Graveyard (LI021-067002-). A ringfort (LI021-063----) lies 400m to the S. The site is depicted as a circular fort lined with trees on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a scarped oval enclosure (ext. diam. 45m N-S; 54m E-W) at the junction of three fields. Inspected by the ASI in 2000 and described as an ovoid-shaped area (int. diam. 39.5m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall (Wth 3.55m; int. H 2.05m; ext. H 2.1m) with possible entrance (Wth 6m) at WSW that appears to have been widened for farm access. The interior is level, dry and clear of overgrowth. The cashel wall has partially collapsed on the N, E, S and NW side, but survives with an internal and external face in sections, it is heavily overgrown and tree roots penetrate the wall core around its circuit. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 12 August 2020