Henge in Milltown, County Clare

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In improved pasture, at the ESE-end of a gently undulating ridge (long-axis c. E-W) with reasonable views of surrounding landscape. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Depicted as a large circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a slightly smaller enclosure (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) on the OS 25-inch map. The enclosure is not depicted on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map, suggesting that it had been levelled by the early 20th century. In 1997 a very broad low bank (Wth 9-13m) was noted by staff of the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme giving an overall diam. of c. 52m. Inspection in 2017 revealed an oval area (32m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 8m; H 0.25m) NE-E-SE with very little trace SE-S-WSW. There is an internal scarp (Wth 10m; H 0.4m) WSW-N, where it falls from an area of rock outcrop on the exterior, down into the W sector of the interior which is dish-shaped. The possible remains of an entrance (Wth c. 6m) are at W. Four megalithic tombs (CL035-009---, CL035-013002-, CL035-015----, CL035-011----) are situated within a 270m radius to E, ESE, SE and NW and several other similar megalithic monuments are located within the wider vicinity.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL035-010

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