Field system in Sladoo, County Clare

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What is recorded here

Situated on the Carran plateau, immediately W of Carran village. A field system associated with an enclosure (CL010-230----) immediately to the NW (Jones et al. 2011, 46, fig.4, SE of Enclosure 2). The field walls have varying morphologies. Some are mound walls, others are similar to the walls of the enclosure with large facing slabs, and others are composed of large slabs placed on edge, but stacked against each other. (Jones et al. 2011, 45) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 17 May 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL010-231

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