What is recorded here

Caherahoagh Forts is a damaged circular cashel on overgrown karst in County Clare, Ireland. Its stone wall still stands one metre high in places, though trees now fill the interior and field walls have swallowed parts of the original structure. The name changed between survey maps, suggesting the local identity was never fixed. What remains is a quiet ring of stones, half forgotten and half reclaimed by the land.

On fairly level overgrown karst. Hachured and named ‘Caherahoagh Forts’ (also referring to an adjacent cashel (CL017-044002-) c. 25m to the NE) on the first edition (1842) of the OS 6-inch map. Also hachured but named ‘Caherbullaun Forts’ on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and the Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map, and referred to as ‘Caherbullaun’ by Westropp (1896, 367). This partly damaged subcircular cashel (int. diam. 30m N-S) is defined by an overgrown wall (Wth 2-2.4m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 1m) and associated internal collapse (Wth 2m; H 0.8m) at S. The wall has been removed from NE-E and SW-W. At the N, a drystone field wall is built over the cashel wall, which has also been obscured by field-clearance material. The interior is covered with trees. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 20 July 2023

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.