THE TOWNLAND OF CLOGHOGE

The townland of Cloghoge is in the parish of Ballymore in Armagh County. It is labelled number 15 on the map.

The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:

Rath of the Early Christian Period.
SMR NO: ARM 018:001
Irish Grid Reference: J02494264
Townland: CLOGHOGE
CONDITION: traces only
The site has been recently levelled & only a low, circular platform raised c. O.6m above the general ground ievel survives. It measures 38.5m N-S x 37.5m E-W & is defined by a gentle scarp. Field notes from the 1 960s describe a banked enclosure 42m N-S x 40.5m E-W. The bank rose O.9m above the interior & fell c.2.1m to the base of an extermal ditch, preserved on the S side of the site. The bank was interrupted by at least 5 modern gaps and recent field boundaries had encroached on the perimeter.

Rath of the Early Christian Period.
SMR NO: ARM 018:002
Irish Grid Reference: J03124272
Townland: CLOGHOGE
CONDITION: traces only
A small oval enclosure 33m N-S x 25m E-W is preserved by incorporation in to the recent field patterns. On the NW, W & S sides it is defined by a low bank, 2.5m wide & 0.75m high, surmounted by a hedge. The interior is level with the external ground surface, but on the E side, no bank survives & there is simply a steep scarp falling c.1.8m to the base of a recut ditch 1.5m wide & 0.5m deep. It is possible that erosion removed the E perimeter but the outline today is much as it appears on the 1835 & 1863 OS 6" maps.

Rath of the Early Christian Period.
SMR NO: ARM 018:033
Irish Grid Reference: J03094225
Townland: CLOGHOGE
CONDITION: substantial remains
A roughly circular earthwork 51 m N-S x 56m E-W. Most of the perimeter is clearly visible below a hedge, but part of the SE side has been removed. The site was most vulnerable on the SW & around this side is a earth & clay bank 4m wide & 2.1m high above the interior. Earlier field notes suggest an external ditch 5.5m wide, but this is barely discernable. The bank becomes less pronounced to the N. Within the enclosure is a low mound O.9m high x 33m diam. See SM7 file for further details.

Enclosure of uncertain period
SMR NO: ARM 018:034
Irish Grid Reference: J04574189
Townland: CLOGHOGE
CONDITION: No visible remains
The OS 6" map of 1835 indicates a "Fort" in the vicinity of a small settlement. A circular earthwork c.35m in diam. is shown on the map of 1863 with buildings impinging on the perimeter on the N. The site was in gentle S-facing grassland above a slope which fell away more steeply to the S & E. There are No visible remains.

PRONI records: D.763 (List of tenants on Fane estate.); D.207/18, 19 (Massereene mss, fine and recovery.); OS/6/2/27/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/27/2 (Surveyed 1834. Engraved 1835. Revised 1861. Revisions engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/27/3 (Surveyed 1834. Revised 1906-07. Published 1909. Reprinted 1929.); OS/6/2/27/4 (Surveyed 1907. Revised 1956. Levelled 1904. Published 1959 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/28/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/28/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1862. Revisions engraved 1864 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/28/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906-7. Published 1909 (reprint 1930, 34).); OS/6/2/28/4 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906-7. Published 1909 (reprint 1930, 34). Reprints 1934-1958 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/28/5 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906-7. Published 1909 (reprint 1930, 34). Reprints 1930-1946 with stamped ref 2772, 2778 and 2779.); OS/6/2/28/6 (Surveyed 1906-7. Revised 1956. Levelled 1903-4 and 1906. Published 1961.); OS/6/2/30/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/30/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1862. Revisions engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/30/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1907. Published 1909. Reprinted 1928.); OS/6/2/30/4 (Surveyed 1907. Revised 1956. Levelled 1903-04. Published 1960 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/31/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/31/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1862. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/31/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1907. Published 1909. Reprinted 1930.); OS/6/2/31/4 (Surveyed 1907. Revised 1956-7. Levelled 1903-4 and 1906. Published 1961 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/26/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/26/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1834. Revised 1861. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/26/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1909. Reprinted 1930.); OS/6/2/26/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1909. Reprints 1930-1949 with stamped ref 2774.); OS/6/2/29/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/29/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1861. Revisions engraved 1863 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/29/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906-07. Published 1925. Reprint 1934.); OS/6/2/29/4 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906-07. Published 1925. Reprint 1934. Reprint 1934-49 with stamped ref 2501, 2502, 2746.); OS/6/2/29/5 (Surveyed 1906-07. Revised 1957. Levelled 1888-1901 and 1906. Published 1961 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/13/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/13/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863 (Stat file copy).); OS/6/2/13/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1905-06. Published 1930.); OS/6/2/13/4 (Surveyed 1905-06. Revised 1954-55. Levelled 1888 and 1892 and 1902, 1905-1906. Levels part revised 1948. Published 1958. (2 copies).); OS/6/2/14/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/14/2 (Surveyed 1834. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863 (Stat file copy).); OS/6/2/14/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1929. (2 copies).); OS/6/2/14/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1905-06.Published 1908. Reprint 1951 and 1958.); OS/6/2/14/5 (Surveyed 1834. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863 (Stat file copy). Reprinted 1937 with mss markings in red and stamped ref 2569, 2570.); OS/6/2/14/6 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1954. Levelled 1892, 1902 and 1904-06. Published 1958 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/17/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/17/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/17/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1929, 1932.); OS/6/2/17/4 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1954-5. Levelled 1889, 1892 and 1906. Published 1958 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/18/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/18/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/18/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906. Published 1908.); OS/6/2/18/4 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906. Published 1908. (2 copies - 1st a reprint 1930, 1933 and 2nd reprint 1933, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1955.); OS/6/2/18/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1954-5. Levelled 1892, 1901-2, 1904 and 1906. Published 1958 (2 copies).); VAL/1B/214, VAL/1B/240A, VAL/1B/240B, VAL/1B/244B (1st valuation records.); VAL/12B/11/1A, VAL/12B/11/1B, VAL/12B/11/1C, VAL/12B/11/1D, VAL/12B/11/1E, VAL/12B/12/2A, VAL/12B/12/2B, VAL/12B/12/2C, VAL/12B/12/2D, VAL/12B/12/2E, VAL/12B/15/1A, VAL/12B/15/1D, VAL/12B/15/1F, VAL/12B/15/1H, VAL/12B/15/1J, VAL/12B/15/1K, VAL/12B/15/7A, VAL/12B/15/12A (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/14D (Griffith valuation list.); VAL/2B/2/32AC 1863 (Griffith valuation list.C 1863); VAL/2B/2/37AC 1862 (Griffith valuation list.C 1862); D.2223/32/14 (Encumbered estates rentals.30 June 1854).