What is recorded here

Indicated is a small drystone enclosure on a narrow western terrace in County Clare, not the forgotten fort earlier writers assumed. Its modest wall and corner pen suggest ordinary livestock use rather than grand defence, reminding us that bare names can disguise humble origins.

On a narrow W-facing terrace in an area of rock outcrop and very rough grazing. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and in the RMP (1996) and mentioned by Westropp (1901, 8) as a ‘fort’ he didn’t manage to visit. On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a small subrectangular field (c. 22m E-W; 18m N-S) enclosed by a single drystone wall (H av. 1.4m; Wth 0.6-0.8m) of apparently modern construction with a small livestock pen of similar construction in the W corner. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 November 2016

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