Clochán
Clochán in Dingle, Co Kerry.
Most
archaeologists think these structures were built on the southwestern
coast of Ireland since the Bronze Age. They are most commonly round
beehive huts, but rectangular plans are known as well. Most
experts think that the rectangular footprints date to a later era. Some
Clochans are not completely built of stone, but may have possessed a
thatched roof. The walls are very thick, up to 1.5 meters. Sometimes
several clochans are joined together by their walls. Several hundred of
these structures have been found in North America, especially Maine and
New Hampshire, suggesting possible early settlement by Culdee monks
from Ireland., since Native Americans were not known to use this type
of construction (Olsen, 2003)."
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