What is recorded here

Cluain Mhic Cáinín holds a curving chamfered stone block, likely the upper right-hand side of a castle doorway. Workers pulled it from the ground during cable-laying near Cloonacauneen Castle, then moved it somewhere safer from further damage. Its smooth inward edge and hammer-dressed face suggest it guided footsteps into a building that no longer stands complete. The top is broken and irregular, but the curve remains clear enough to imagine the arch it once supported.

This architectural fragment came to light during recent cable-laying in the vicinity of Cloonacauneen Castle (GA082-029----). It was moved to its present location for safe-keeping. The fragment consists of a curving chamfered block of stone (max. L 0.82m; max. Wth 0.24m; T 0.24m). Its face is lightly hammer dressed. The base of the stone is squared-off but the top of it is very irregular due to damage. The inward edge is smooth. The shape and form of the stone suggest that it was part of the upper right-hand side of a doorway and that it is most likely from, or associated with, the castle. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload 3 May 2023

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