Monument record MWE150387 - An Gleannain

Ruined oval ended sub rectangular blackhouse type building located on a small peninsula. Depicted as a roofless structure on the 6" 1st ed Ordnance Survey map sheet 1878. Visible on current AP's, appears in a tumbled condition and semi obscured in undergrowth. Small causeway in the tidal zone is located directly to the east.
KM (Arch Service CnES) 18/07/2023

This is an interesting and substancial ruin and is noticibly long, measuring 22m x 7m, with 1m wide walls. Located on the high spot of a small spit of land. The oval ended structure has three compartments, the smaller western end has two opposing doors (north & south elevations) with an internal wall running from wall to wall. The eastern & central compartments are separated by a partition wall, an entrance in the northern elevation is located at the larger eastern end. A stone built linear enclosure wall aligns with western entrance and runs north to the coast, at the eastern end the enclosure curves towards the east before running down to the coast where there are the remains of a small stone built quay.
KM (Arch Service CnES) 21/04/2026