Caherisdarus

On a hillock in an area of scrubland and outcropping rock. According to Redington (1916a, 53), only traces of the walls of this cashel remained. There was a Man-made underground passage (GA096-119001-) in the interior. On the N slope outside the enclosing wall a number of stones 'artificially set on edge and wedged in with spalls' may have formed part of a 'chevaux de frise'. Classified by McCaffrey as a circular 'Stone fort', 'overall diameter 160' [48.7m]', enclosed by a wall '6' [1.8m] wide and 1'10" [0.33m] high, composed of two face of blocks set on edge. He could not see the Man-made underground passage or the 'chevaux de frise' noted by Redington. On inspection this area was so heavily overgrown the site could not be located. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 8 January 2018