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On a slight rise, under hazel overgrowth in an area surrounded by intensively improved pasture on the floor of Ballyvaughan valley. Hachured on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and potentially recorded as one of ‘three stone forts’ by Westropp (1901, 285). A moderately well-preserved, almost circular, cashel (32m E-W; 31.9m N-S) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2.6-6.5m; max. H 0.8m) with no discernible entrance. Internal facing-stones protrude throughout and short sections of external facing at N and S suggest an original wall thickness of between 1.5 and 2.3m. A field wall runs WNW-ESE just S of centre and a boulder wall curves off to the SW from its centre. At its W end, the fieldwall cuts through a possible animal pen (int. dims. 9m N-S; 2.4m E-W; H 0.5m) which abuts the inner face of the cashel. Another cashel (CL005-036----) is located c. 90m SSW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 7 February 2022
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