Ringfort - cashel

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, straddling the top and NE slope of a knoll-like undulation on the NE-facing slope of a prominent ridge. The rising ridge slope restricts views to S–SW, but there are excellent views N–NE.
Sub-circular area (36.5m E–W; 30m N–S) enclosed by a collapsed stone wall. The enclosing wall appear originally to have had a width of c. 2m, but it survives now as a broad band of loose jumbled stones, largely moss covered (Wth 3.7-4m at E, 2-2.5m at W; int. H c. 0.4m; ext. H 0.8-1m). There are two breaks, one to NE (Wth 3.5m), and one to SW (Wth 4m).
The interior mirrors the natural slope of the ridge, with an arc of level ground in the W half from which the ground slopes markedly to NE-SE. There is a souterrain (MA093-008002-) in the SW quadrant. Immediately outside the cashel wall to SE, is a possible hut site (MA093-008003-).
The cashel has been incorporated into the line of a NE-SW field boundary on its W arc and is skirted here by a farm track. The perimeter is thickly ringed with hazel and blackthorn. There are clumps of nettles, thistles and brambles in the interior.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 14 June 2022