Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
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
- 52.78459, -8.88136
- SMR number
- CL042-074018-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 40m outside the NW portion of the outer rampart of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-). There is a steep cliff rising to c. 12m at this location and it is evident that extensive quarrying took place. Material for Mooghaun Castle (CL042-072002-) 300m to the W may have come from here. As similar quarrying took place on the opposite side of the hill in the Bronze Age (CL042-074019-) it is possible that this location was also exploited at this time. (Condit and Grogan 2005, 127, 223)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 5 January 2016
References
Condit, T. and Grogan, E. 2005 Mooghaun South: general site description. In E. Grogan, The North Munster Project, vol. 1, 103-130.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.