Enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

On a generally level area of rock outcrop and mixed woodland. The monument is described by Westropp (1914-16, 66) as ‘…a late ring….in it’s garth….is a circular house-site…’. Indicated on OS historic mapping as a circular enclosure incorporating a field boundary NW-NE. A circular area (18m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by the remains of a collapsed drystone wall (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.5m; Wth at top 1.7m; overall Wth 4.0m) consisting of quite large, rounded and completely moss-covered stones. There is no obvious entrance. The interior is uneven due to loose moss-covered stones scattered intermittently amongst quite a dense cover of Beech trees. A concentration of stones off-centre to W may signify an internal structure, however this is obscured by a thicket of small trees and dead branches and it is not possible to clarify the nature or extent of this feature. A later drystone field wall (long-axis WSW-ENE), built of more angular stone and of different construction, is situated on top of the enclosing elements NW-N-NE.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-110----_01.jpg From NW. Cross-sectional view of bank at NE.
CL035-110----_02.jpg From SE. SE-elevation of bank.
CL035-110----_03.jpg From SW. General view across interior.
CL035-110----_04.jpg From SE. NW elevation of stone bank with later wall constructed on top (interior view).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 24 January 2018

References

Westropp, T.J. 1914-16 Types of ring-forts remaining in Eastern Co. Clare, part IV. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32, 58-77.