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Cahernagrian

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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On level ground in rocky landscape with partial views of the sea from WSW to N and with steep ledges overlooking the site from NNW to SE. Within a field system (CL004-027001-). Indicated and named ‘Cahernagrian’ on the 1915 OS 6-inch map. Listed by Westropp (1900, 427) as a fort in Ballynahown. Described by Westropp…

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On level ground in rocky landscape with partial views of the sea from WSW to N and with steep ledges overlooking the site from NNW to SE. Within a field system (CL004-027001-). Indicated and named ‘Cahernagrian’ on the 1915 OS 6-inch map. Listed by Westropp (1900, 427) as a fort in Ballynahown. Described by Westropp (1905, 348) as ‘an over-thrown stone fort, wrongly called Cahernagrian’ (dims. 30.48m) with collapsed walls (Wth 1.82-2.43m; H 0.91-1.21m) constructed from ‘large blocks and good masonry’ with ‘hut-enclosures and other walls inside’. A circular cashel (30m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by partially collapsed stone walls (Wth 0.7-2.5m; int. H 0.45-1.4m; ext. H 0.6-1.5m). Only the outer wall-face is intermittently visible and is best preserved from SW to ENE (H 0.6-1.5m). The hut sites noted by Westropp (1905, 348) are not visible on Digital Globe. A conjoined enclosure (CL004-058002-) located to the S. A cashel (CL004-060----) which is correctly known as ‘Cahernagrian’ is located c. 135m to the ENE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL004-058

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  • The original uploader was Rwxrwxrwx at English Wikipedia ., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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