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At a glance
- TypeRingfort - cashel
- Recorded sizeH 2.5m; W 2m
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
- StatusNational Monument
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
On top of a rise in an area of outcropping rock on the boundary between Ceathrú an Chaisleáin and Ceathrú an Locha. This conserved circular cashel (D c. 27m) is defined by a wall (H 2.5m; Wth 2m) from S through W to NNE.
Full archaeological record 95 words
On top of a rise in an area of outcropping rock on the boundary between Ceathrú an Chaisleáin and Ceathrú an Locha. This conserved circular cashel (D c. 27m) is defined by a wall (H 2.5m; Wth 2m) from S through W to NNE. No visible surface trace survives from NNE through E to S. Within the SE quadrant is a leacht (GA120-028001-), to the E of S of which a number of possible graves (GA120-028008-), indicated by slabs protruding from the sod, are visible (information from Dr J. Waddell). (Gosling 1993, 97, no. 555)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Olive Alcock · Updated 22 January 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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