Part 1: Commentary

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Prehistoric and early Christian sites
          Wedge-tombs
          Cairns and tumuli
          Standing stones
          Ring barrows
          Fulachta fiadha
          Crannógs
          Hillforts
          Ringforts and stoneforts
                   Principal features
                   Factors influencing distribution
                   Irish context - Date and Origin
          Summary

Chapter 3: Pre-Reformation church and monastic sites
          Introduction: Christianity in Clare
          Pre-Norman church and monastic sites
          Norman church and monastic sites
          Post-Norman church and monastic sites
          Summary

Chapter 4: Castles and tower houses
          Introduction
          Earliest defensive-type sites
          Origin of tower houses
          Date of tower houses
          Features of tower houses