Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Sladoo, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sladoo
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03640, -9.08271
- SMR number
- CL010-224----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the Carran plateau, within a prehistoric enclosure (CL010-230----). A well preserved circular hut site (diam. 11m externally; diam. 4m internally) defined by a broad bank of stone (H 0.4m at S to 0.9m at E) with evidence of some inner and outer facing. (Jones et al. 2011, 44 and fig. 4)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 17 May 2016
References
Jones, C., Carey, O. and Hennigar, C. 2011 Domestic production and the political economy in prehistory: evidence from the Burren, Co. Clare. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 111C, 33-58.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.