Cahermacrusheen

Area

64,797 m² (6.48 ha, 16.01 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.

Townland

Cahermacrusheen

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 102 recorded monuments.

• CL008-001001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a low but prominent rise in limestone pavement and rough pasture, within a large multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Hachured on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This subcircular cashel (int. dims. 23.75m E-W; 20.5m N-S) is defined by a double-faced stone wall, which is best preserved at NNW (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m; Wth 2-2.2m). At N the wall is reduced to a stony scarp (H 0.35m). From NNE-ESE the collapsed wall forms a stony bank (Wth 5m; H 0.2m) with traces of both inner and outer wall-faces. At ESE the wall is wider (4.5m)—possibly reflecting a double outer wall-face built to shore up the wall on this steeply sloping ground. From ESE-W (H 1-1.25m) there are only intermittent traces of the outer wall-face. A later field wall cuts off the W limits of the NW quadrant from the rest of the interior, which is slightly dished and slopes to the E. A souterrain (CL008-001005-) lies in the enclosed area. There are two other cashels nearby, one (CL008-001003-) c. 45m to the NE and another (CL008-131----) c. 114m to the SE. There is also an enclosure (CL008-058----) c. 159m to the SSW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 16 August 2022

• CL008-001003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough pasture on outcropping limestone pavement, within a large multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Identified by Celie O'Rahilly. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This subcircular cashel (21m N-S) is defined from S-SW and from NW-NE by a grass-covered stone wall. From NE-S the wall is reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m). No trace survives at W where a pathway runs into the cashel. There is a souterrain (CL008-001004-) in the centre of the interior. Another cashel (CL008-001001-) c. 45m to the SW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 16 August 2022

• CL008-001004 Souterrain
  Description

  Within a cashel (CL009-001003-). This souterrain is defined by a circular depression in the S centre of the interior, possibly a collapsed chamber, which opens into an underground passage (L 6.7m; Wth 1.6m; max. H 1.27m) extending NNW; as it does so it becomes narrower (min. Wth 1.1m). The base of the side-walls of the passage incorporate natural limestone bedrock, while the upper part is constructed of uncoursed drystone-walling. It is roofed with large limestone slabs. On the ground surface, to the E of the N end of the passage, a smaller circular depression in which drystone-walling is visible may be the remains of a second chamber. To the S of the passage, an area covered with undulating grassed-covered rubble and limestone uprights may be part of a further collapsed section, which would give it an overall length of 11.1m. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 16 August 2022

• CL008-001005 Souterrain
  Description

  Located in the NW quadrant of a cashel (CL009-001001-), in an area cut off from the rest of the interior by a later field wall. Three large capstones (Wth 2-2.5m) visible on the ground surface indicate the presence of this souterrain. Gaps between the slabs revealed a drystone passage (L 3m; Wth 1.3m) oriented c. NE-SW. Undulations and depressions in the ground surface at both ends of the passage suggest that the rest of the souterrain has collapsed or has been quarried away. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 16 August 2022

• CL008-002001 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  In a slight hollow in an area of limestone pavement, overgrowth and rough pasture, within a large multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Marked and labelled 'court cairn' on Robinson's (1977) map. This court tomb (c. 10m N-S; c. 5m E-W) comprises a probable two-chambered gallery accessed from the N through a semicircular court, and surrounded by several overgrown piles of rubble. The access court (int. dims. 4.8m E-W; 4.2m N-S) is open at the N and defined by upright limestone slabs (av. H 1.1m). The N end of the court is obscured by; on the W by an overgrown pile of slabs and on the E by a modern drystone wall. In the centre of the court's S side there is a gap (Wth 0.52m) between two uprights, providing access to the rectangular, N chamber (int. dims. 2.8m N-S; 2m E-W) of the tomb gallery. This is also defined by upright limestone slabs: four sidestones (two at E and two at W), and two uprights at the S. Between these S endstones there is a gap (Wth 0.4m) which may be the entrance to a second chamber to the S, represented by a single E sidestone (L 2.3m). There is an overgrown pile of rubble where this second chamber's W sidestone may have stood, while an E-W running modern wall immediately to the S may have damaged the chamber's S end. There is an enclosure (CL008-002002-) c. 75m to the E. See attachments: CL008-002001-_01.jpg Sketch plan, not to scale. CL008-002002-_02.jpg Photo from N. CL008-002003-_02.jpg Photo from E. CL008-002004-_02.jpg Photo from S. CL008-002005-_02.jpg Photo from W. Summary by: Gearoid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 6 December 2022 Additional note, Conn Herriott: There are currently five recorded court tombs in the Burren, including this monument at Teergonean, three others at Parknabinnia (CL017-180007-), Ballyganner North (CL009-059063-) and Leamaneh North (CL016-020029-), and a possible fifth (CL016-170----) at Ballycasheen. Jones (2003, 188) noted several unusual features in the court tombs at Parknabinnia (CL017-180007-), Ballyganner North (CL009-059063-) and Leamaneh North (CL016-020029-), particularly a narrow, straight-sided forecourt about as wide as the chambers, and a roughly circular or U-shaped cairn, and suggested that these monuments ‘should perhaps be referred to only cautiously as ‘court’ tombs until their relationship to court tombs is better understood.’ Jones (ibid., 193) noted that by contrast with these monuments, the Teergonean court tomb (CL008-002001-) is similar to many northern court tombs with its wider forecourt. However, he (ibid.) also observed that Teergonean court tomb may have had a circular or U-shaped cairn, in common with those at Parknabinnia (CL017-180007-), Ballyganner North (CL009-059063-) and Leamaneh North (CL016-020029-). The details and affinities of the possible court tomb (CL016-170----) at Ballycasheen await further investigation, but it does appear to be set in a low subcircular cairn.

• CL008-002002 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough pasture on limestone pavement within a large multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Indicated on Robinson's (1977) map of the Burren. Visible on OSi aerial imagery dated 2005 as a small roughly square enclosure (c. 16m WNW-ESE; c. 15m NNE-SSW). Described by O Rahilly (pers. comm. 1995) as ‘a circular platform enclosure’. More recent aerial imagery (MapGenie 2013-2018) indicates that it is heavily overgrown. There is a court tomb (CL008-002001-) c. 75m to the W. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 August 2022

• CL008-003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a rise in limestone pavement in coarse pasture, within a large multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This almost circular cashel (21m E-W; 20.5m N-S) is defined by a low collapsed and grass-covered limestone wall (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m; Wth 3.8-5.5m), with a 4m stretch of its outer wall-face visible at N. A later sheepfold is built against it at W. The interior is slightly concave. Another cashel (CL008-130001-) lies c. 55m to the E. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 16 August 2022

• CL008-004001 Field system
  Description

  A field system extending over a large area around and in association with an enclosure (CL008-004005-) in Ballyvoe townland and visible on Digital Globe (2011-13) and on OSi Aerial Premium orthophotographs (2012-2018). This is in fact part of a much larger medieval field system (CL008-109001-) extending 4.5km along the coast from Doolin Point at SW to Ballyryan at NE within which lie some 34 cashels and 26 enclosures. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 August 2021

• CL008-004002 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In a partly cleared and subdivided field of coarse pasture and limestone outcrop, within a relict field system (CL009-004001-) and a larger multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Indicated on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This almost circular cashel (int. dims. 20m N-S; 19.5m E-W) is defined by a low grassed-over collapsed stone spread (Wth 1.8-2m). Outer wall-facing is visible intermittently from W-NE, and is best preserved at W, but no trace of the inner wall-face survives. The interior is raised c. 1m above the outer ground level. Several small piles of rubble along the perimeter suggest earlier attempts at field clearance. An overgrown field wall abuts it at WSW. There is another cashel (CL008-004003-) c. 86m to the SE. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 August 2022

• CL008-004003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Within a large field of coarse pasture and limestone outcrop, within a relict field system (CL009-004001-) and a larger multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Hachured on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This circular cashel (diam. 23m) is defined from ENE-NW by a well-preserved wall (ext. H 1.2m; Wth 1.8m) around which an outer skin (H 0.8m) was added. The latter is best preserved at S where it survives from two to three courses high. From NW-NE the wall is reduced to a low bank of rubble (H 0.25-0.3m; Wth 3m). A dip in this at NE may mark the site of the entrance. The interior is raised c. 0.8m above the outer ground level and slopes gently to the S. There is another cashel (CL008-004002-) c. 86m to the NW, and another (CL008-004004-) c. 92m to the ESE. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 August 2022

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Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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