Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Carran, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carran
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.01998, -9.12718
- SMR number
- CL009-074004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in the centre of an enclosure (CL009-074003-), this subcircular hut site (int. dims. 5.3m E-W; 4.15m N-S; ext. dims. 7.1m E-W; 6.35m N-S) has well-defined grass-covered walls (Wth 0.75-0.95m; H 0.2-0.4m) which incorporate some quite large stones/boulders (max. L 0.5m; Wth 0.5m; H 0.37m). The wall incorporates three upright stones (H c. 0.8m) at E.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 6 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.