What is recorded here

Indicated is a subrectangular cashel in County Clare, Ireland, where double-faced stone walls still stand beside limestone pavement. Westropp (1905, 357) described a very small cist or slab enclosure embedded in the wall, yet no trace of that feature remained visible when the site was compiled. The cashel sits among other ancient field boundaries, suggesting people shaped this place repeatedly across centuries.

Within a large subdivided field of pasture, with limestone pavement to the N, within a relict field system (CL008-004001-) that is part of a larger multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Hachured on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and indicated on the 1920 ed. This subrectangular cashel (c. 30.5m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW) is defined by a double-faced stone wall (est. Wth 3m; int. H 0.25-0.55m; ext. H 0.25-1.85m) and associated tumble (combined Wth 4.5m). The outer wall-face is visible at N, S and SW, surviving up to three courses in height. The wall is nearly levelled (L 10m) at NE. No trace was evident of the 'very small cist or slab enclosure, 3 feet [0.91m] wide, and, apparently, once embedded in the wall' recorded by Westropp (1905, 357), who noted its age was doubtful. A house site (CL008-010002-) occupies the centre of the interior and field-clearance rubble is visible in the SW sector. Outside the cashel at S, a short length of stone-facing, one course high running NW-SE, appears to be associated with the relict field system. Another cashel (CL008-012----) lies c. 75m to the NE, a possible cashel (CL008-011----) lies c. 73m to the SE and there is an enclosure (CL008-128----) c. 84m to the SW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 22 August 2022

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