What is recorded here

Ballycasheen preserves an oval cashel where a broad stone spread still outlines the floor, proving the site resisted complete erasure. Westropp dismissed it as mere foundations in 1905, yet the surviving structure stretches thirty-one metres across the valley hillock. Later walls cut into its eastern edge, revealing that the ancient stone work extended beneath everything built above it. The fort therefore remains a buried presence rather than a forgotten ruin.

On a hillock on a valley floor with views extending c. 0.5-1km from W to N and extending 2km in other directions. Hachured on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Described by Westropp (1905, 211) as ‘mere foundations’ ‘on the edge of Ballycasheen’. This is an oval cashel (ext. dims 31m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by a grass-covered, flat-topped stone spread which varies in width (Wth 4m in the N; Wth 6m in the E; Wth 6.3m in the S; Wth 8.8m in the W) and rises (H 0.2-0.4m) above the level interior (int. dims. 20m E-W; 14m N-S). The external height of the spread varies (H 0.6-0.8m) and is lowest in the N (H 0.4m). The stone spread is regular but with some intrusions into the cashel interior and there are some potential facing stones. A later cut into the E extent of the spread has exposed the stone. The site is surrounded by later drystone-walling on all sides except the N. The site was levelled before the construction of these walls and the stone spread extends out beneath the base of them. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 4 May 2022

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