What is recorded here

Indicated is a broken stone ring on a Clare ridge, mapped in 1840 and still marking the slope today. Its wall has surrendered much of its structure to grass, sheep and time, leaving a low bank that circles an open space rather than a room. The path across it once led people toward a spring, suggesting the fort served living neighbourhoods instead of standing alone as a dead monument.

On the E-facing slope of a ridge in improved pasture with good views over lower ground NE-E-S and sheltered by higher ground to W. Indicated on the first edition (1840) and hachured on the later, Cassini edition (1916) of the OS 6-inch map. Also hachured on the intervening OS 25-inch plan (1890s) where it is shown traversed by a wide footpath (Wth c. 2m) leading from the main road to the W to a spring well c. 250m to the ESE. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A subcircular area (ext. diams. 38m N-S; 34.5m E-W; int. diams 32m N-S; 27m E-W) is defined by overgrown walling which is best preserved at N (Wth 1.1-1.65m) but mainly reduced to an earth and stone bank (av. Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m) elsewhere. Intermittent outer wall facing (H 0.5-0.7m) is best preserved NE-ENE. The enclosing element has been robbed out from E-ESE, and survives as a bank of loose stone (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H c. 1.2m) in the S. The interior is lower in the W where it is dug into the ridge side (D c. 1.5m), and slopes down towards the E elsewhere. See attachment: CL010-017----_01 Aerial view of monument from N (Markus Casey, 2007). Summary by: Gearóid Conroy and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 13 December 2022

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