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
- 52.78243, -8.87963
- SMR number
- CL042-074016-
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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 3m E of the middle rampart of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-) in the SW quadrant of the hillfort and 15m NE of a cashel (CL042-074002-). One of three hut sites in this area excavated in 1994-5 as part of the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme. ‘House 3’ was circular (ext. diam. 6.15m; int. diam. 4.5m) and defined by a double-kerbed wall (Wth up to 1m; H 0.4m) with a rubble fill. An entrance feature at E (Wth 0.76-1.3m) may have been roughly cobbled and was slightly higher than the interior producing a stepped effect. There was evidence for a possible central post-hole with a second similar feature at SW close to the internal wall. ‘House 1’ and ‘House 2’ lie 15m and c. 33m to the E respectively. (Grogan 2005, vol. 1, 157-8)
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.