Cloghauns

National Monument No. 519. Calluragh burial ground/An Cheallnúach: KE042-060001- is located about 1.25km E of the village of Ballyferriter on approximately the highest point in the townland with a good view to the N over Smerwick Harbour. (5) Clochauns: The dry-walled and conjoined clochauns A (KE042-060005-) and B (KE042-060010-) had been erected on a demolished portion of the enclosure wall in the NW sector. Structure B has an internal diameter of 6.1m with a good stony core to the well-faced walls. The maximum height is 1.1m above the floor level and again the wall projects inwards from its base indicating a measure of corbelling in its upper wall structure. The original entrance to these conjoined structures is in the SE wall of clochaun B and measures 1m in width. It has one surviving jambstone and a well-paved threshold. Excavation of the interior revealed a hearth feature on the floor surface but few finds apart from the upper stone of a disc-type rotary quern. All traces of the internal access to structure A had been removed by the later wall divisions used in the refurbishing as animal shelters. Surrounding both structures on almost all sides is an annulus feature as found associated with the stone house on Church Island (O'Kelly 1958, fig.3). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 874. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013