Caherballagh, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Clare

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Near the S shore of Lickeen Lough, on a densely overgrown hillock where surrounding fields had been cleared and drained. The area has since been planted with extensive forestry plantations. Hachured and named ‘Caherballagh’ on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as cashel in the RMP (1996). This enclosure is named after the townland according to Westropp (1900, 430) and is included in his list of cahers (ibid., 1905, 361). He described it as a ‘featureless ring planted with hawthorns near Lough Ballagh’ (ibid., 1913, 260). On inspection in May 1999, the hillock (base diam. c. 60m) was so densely overgrown with scrub and gorse that it was difficult to traverse. Only a few earthen bumps were noted.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL016-073

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