Enclosure in Caherconnell — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Caherconnell holds a D-shaped enclosure built from thin limestone slabs on a gentle east-facing shelf beside a small turlough. McMahon called it a stone circle in 1982, but later inspection revealed a relatively modern drystone wall rather than an ancient monument. The discovery reminds us that even clear stone lines can deceive, and human memory must remain flexible when facing what the land presents.

Situated in an area of bare pavement on a gentle E-facing shelf with a small turlough to the N. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and as ‘Stone enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Described (McMahon 1982, 6) as D-shaped and comprising thin limestone slabs placed side by side with an entrance feature opposite which was a large stone slab, resembling a stone circle. On inspection in 1998 this was found to be an enclosure (dims. 16m N-S; 13.5m E-W) defined by the remnants of a drystone wall of relatively modern construction with most of the stones laid transversely. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 February 2016

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