Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Caherbullaun, County Clare

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What is recorded here

On mixed karst and scrub but with a strip of improved pasture running NE-SW immediately to the N and another running NW-SE to the SW. Hachured on the first edition (1842) of the OS 6-inch map and indicated on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This subcircular enclosure (int. diam. 27m E-W) is defined by a loose wall (Wth 1.3-1.4m; int. H 1-1.2m; ext. H 1m) and associated collapse, with a noticeable angle at E. At N, the wall is reduced to footings (Wth 1.8-2m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL017-043

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