Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Mooghaun South, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mooghaun South
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.78248, -8.87938
- SMR number
- CL042-074015-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated between the inner and middle ramparts of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-) in the SW quadrant of the hillfort and immediately N of a cashel (CL042-074002-). One of three hut sites in this area excavated in 1994 as part of the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme. ‘House 1’, built against an area of rock outcrop to the N was an oval structure (max. ext. dims. 6.2m N-S; 2.6m E-W) defined by a double-kerbed wall (av. Wth 1.2m) with rubble fill, buttressed on the downslope side by a rubble ramp. A possible lined entrance (Wth 0.8-0.9m) feature was revealed at E. A large sunken feature, possibly comprising two separate pits, occupied a substantial portion of the inner floor area. The N pit was faced with slabs and had evidence for in situ burning. House 1 produced a radiocarbon date of AD 723-97. ‘House 2’ and ‘House 3’ lie 15m to the E and 17m to the WSW respectively. (Grogan 2005, vol. 1, 153-6)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 5 January 2016
References
Grogan, E. 2005 The North Munster Project, Vol. 1: The later prehistoric landscape of south-east Clare. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hillfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.