An enclosure, in the Irish archaeological sense, typically refers to a defined area bounded by an earthen bank, a ditch, a stone wall, or some combination of these, and such features were built across many centuries and for many purposes, from the enclosure of a settlement to the demarcation of a burial ground or ceremonial space. Without further detail, the one at Clogher holds its past to itself.

Clogher is a placename found in several parts of Ireland, derived from the Irish "clochar", meaning a stony place or a stone structure, which hints at a landscape shaped by fieldstone and exposed rock. Kerry's archaeology is dense and varied, ranging from Bronze Age stone circles and Iron Age promontory forts to early medieval ringforts and ecclesiastical enclosures, and an uncharacterised enclosure in this part of the country could belong to almost any of those traditions. Without excavation records, architectural description, or associated finds, it is not possible to say more about what this particular example represents or when it was constructed.