What is recorded here

Indicated is a vanished earthen ring on a Clare plateau, reduced now to a low scarp and a memory of trees. Westropp called it possibly sepulchral in 1917, yet farming and patience have sanded its edges into ordinary pasture. The plateau still holds its shape, proud and level, as if remembering the weight of what once stood upon it.

On a low, yet distinct plateau (long-axis NW-SE), in improved pasture. This feature is depicted on the 1842 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular coppice of trees (51m N-S; 48m E-W) defined by a perforated line. It is described by Westropp (1917, 11) as a ‘small earthen ring, possibly sepulchral’. This field has been much improved and the top of the naturally formed plateau has been levelled out. There is little trace of an enclosure, except the arc of a low scarp (Wth 3.4m; H 0.7m) SE-S. This may be a result of material from the ‘earthen ring’ which has been levelled out downslope. The following images have been uploaded: CL027-022----_01.jpg From ESE. General view across top of plateau; standing stone (CL027-021----) in background. CL027-022----_02.jpg From NE. Cross-section view of possible scarp at SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 November 2018

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