Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Caher (kilmaine By., Kilmainemore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caher (kilmaine By., Kilmainemore Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.60079, -9.14629
- SMR number
- MA118-076----
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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
Atop rise in pasture, with extensive view all round, ringfort (MA118-075----) 100m N. Circular area (43m N-S; 41m E-W), enclosed by low foundations of stone wall (H 0.3m; Wth 2.1m) SW to NE. Internal division in SW sector, by stone wall ajoining cashel at W and S. Two stone fences bisect site's interior.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 255.
Date of upload: 12 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.