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Clochan in Ballyelly

Clochan
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On a level terrace in the Burren uplands (above the 900 foot contour), a transhumance/winter grazing area, with good views in all directions and with Sliabh Eilbhe visible to the S. Within a large field system (CL004-016001-). A mainly collapsed, circular clochan (diam. 9.2m) with portion of surviving wall along E (Wth 1.9m; H 2m) containing entrance/doorway lintels (Wth c. 1m), and traces of a potential window ope at W. Stands to N of centre of a large, subrectangular enclosure/field (49m NE-SW; 32m NW-SE). A small, rectangular livestock pen (est. L c. 5m E-W; Wth c. 4m N-S) abuts the external face of the enclosure at S See attached CL004-016044-_1 Photo from west taken by Michael Lynch, 20-6-2008. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 30 September 2022
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