But the townland holds more than the hillfort alone, and at least one additional enclosure in the area sits quietly in the record, its details still largely unexamined by the wider public.

The wider Mooghaun complex sits in a landscape that was clearly significant over a very long period. The hillfort itself, typically dated to the Late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, is defined by three roughly concentric lines of stone wall, a form of monument known as a multivallate hillfort, meaning it has multiple defensive or boundary walls rather than a single circuit. The area became famous in 1854 when labourers cutting a railway line nearby disturbed what became known as the Great Clare Find, one of the largest hoards of prehistoric gold objects ever recorded in western Europe, comprising collars, bracelets, and other ornaments, most of which were melted down before their significance was understood. That context alone suggests the enclosures of Mooghaun sat at the centre of a community with considerable resources and long-standing connections to the landscape around them.