Hut site

The National Monuments Service's description

On a S-facing slope in rough pasture and limestone pavement, overlooked by higher ground immediately to the NE, and within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-059001-). Listed as 'Enclosure' in the RMP (1996). Indicated and named ‘Ancient wall with cave’ on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Marked as a souterrain on Robinson’s map (1977). This small oval hut site (int. dims. 6.6m N-S; 6m E-W; ext. dims. 8.7m N-S; 9.15m E-W) is defined by a stone wall (Wth 1-1.5m; max. int. H 0.8m; ext. H c. 0.4m) with an inner face of large stones (max. L 1.2m; Wth 0.2m, max. H. 0.8m). There is a gap (Wth 2m) in the wall at SE, due to non-recent damage. A stone-lined hollow (L 1.1m; Wth 1.1m; max. D. 0.8m) with a stone in its base is in the E interior of the hut site, beside the wall. Although named 'Cave' on the OS maps this is more likely a well than a souterrain (contra Westropp 1897, 118). This hut-site was probably associated with Cahercutteen cashel (CL009-059039-), which lies c. 37m to NNE. The site of a cairn (CL009-059040-) lies c. 20m to the NE. An enclosure (CL009-059041-) lies c. 94m to the S and Caherwalsh (CL009-059045-) lies c. 160m to the SSE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 8 February 2022

References

Robinson, T. 1977 (revised 1999) The Burren: a two-inch map of the uplands of north-west Clare. Map scale 1:31680. Roundstone: Folding Landscapes.

Westropp, T.J. 1897 Prehistoric stone forts of northern Clare, part III. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries 27, 116-27.

Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, County Clare. Issued by National Monuments and Historic Properties Service 1996. Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.