Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cloghan (clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghan (clonlisk By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.04042, -7.84152
- SMR number
- OF038-023----
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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 W facing slope of natural hillock in upland area. Large circular area (diam 70m E-W) enclosed by an inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 2.5m) of mainly stone construction destroyed by a modern road from W to N, outer fosse (Wth 1.5 - 2.5m; ext. D 0.4m) also destroyed by the road with an external bank (Wth 3m) only visible from E through S to SW. The interior of the site follows the natural slope of the hillock. Possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at E. Large quarry pit in the W sector of the interior.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.