Enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on Roughan Hill on the E edge of the Burren. Survey and excavation in this area (Jones et al. 2011, 33-58) have revealed a prehistoric landscape comprising farms, cairns and megalithic tombs lying within a contemporary field system (c. 2.5km N-S, c. 1.5km E-W) comprising many sections of prehistoric mound wall (CL016-172----). Four such farms are clustered on Roughan Hill within 200m of each other (see CL016-167003-, CL016-173----, CL017-173001-, CL016-174----, CL016-175----, CL016-176----). This record is for one of three conjoined enclosures making up ‘Farm RH5’. Enclosure CL016-174---- is conjoined at NE and CL016-165---- is at NW. This enclosure (dims. c. 32m N-S; c. 54m E-W) is subcircular in shape as are the other two. Limited excavation at RH5 revealed similar lithic artifacts to the other farms. This, along with the morphology of its walls and the fact that it is embedded in the same mound wall system imply that this is also of Beaker period and Early Bronze Age date (ibid. 39). (Jones 2008, 42-53)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 4 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.

Jones, C. 2008 Roughan Hill prehistoric landscape. In Comber, M. and Jones, C. (compilers) Burren landscape and settlement. An Irish National Strategic Archaeolgical Research (INSTAR) project. The Heritage Council.