Cloichearaí (Clogharee) Clochán (KE043-047----)3D Model
Clochán standing in the townland of Cloichearaí (Clogharee / Stone of the King / ‘Clochar Aoidh’ or Cloch a’ Fhraoich’, no certainty in relation to the correct form of the name), in the parish of An Clochán (Cloghane/stepping-stones, causeway; old stone structure), barony of Corca Dhuibhne (Corkaguiny), County Ciarraí (Kerry). On a rocky terrace on the scree-strewn western slopes of Slievanea, overlooking Loch Uí Fhiannachta (Cloghnaree Lough) 570m to the west. A roughly circular corbelled drystone hut measuring 2.86 x 3.28m in diameter, standing 2.35m high with wall measuring 1.21m thick. About 3 to 4m to the northwest is a roughly constructed roofed structure, probably used as an outhouse or an animal shelter. A field system is visible radiating out from three sides of the clochán. Wall footings of an annex on northern side. A clochán is a circular or rectangular structure of drystone-walling with a corbelled roof. Derived from the Irish word ‘cloch’ meaning stone; ‘clochán’ means a stone structure.
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