What is recorded here

Indicated is the southernmost of three crude slab enclosures on a narrow exposed terrace in County Clare, where Westropp saw cattle bauns embodying ancient work. Its drystone wall still brackets a natural hollow beside a modern animal pen, suggesting the place has continuously served living creatures rather than proud owners. The southern position and western exposure create a small sharp basin where rain, wind and movement gather, keeping the old function alive inside a changing landscape.

The southernmost of three enclosures (with CL004-025---- and CL004-026----) on a narrow, level, N-S exposed rock terrace on the W-face of a steep slope (on the 400 foot contour), overlooked by higher ground to E. Not recorded on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map but indicated on the later Cassini edition (1915). Referred to by Westropp (1905, 352) as one of ‘three rude old enclosures of slab masonry, partly rebuilt, but embodying ancient work, though neither regular nor massive’ and which were ‘evidently cattle bauns’. A subrectangular area (30m N-S; 20m E-W) is defined by a single drystone wall along most of the perimeter except in the E and SSW where it is better built (int. H 1.6-2m; ext. H 1.6-2m; T c. 0.8m). The interior is a natural hollow and a modern drystone animal pen abuts the enclosing wall at SE. Low field walls abut the enclosure at NNE, SSE and SSW. References Westropp, T.J. 1905 Prehistoric remains (forts and dolmens) along the borders of Burren, in the County of Clare (continued). Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 35, 342-61. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 30 September 2022

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