A clochán (plural clocháin) or beehive hut is a dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly associated with the south-western Irish seaboard.

A clachan (Irish: clochán [ˈkl̪ˠɔxaːnˠ] or clachan [ˈkl̪ˠaxənˠ]; Scottish Gaelic: clachan [ˈkʰl̪ˠaxan]; Manx: claghan [ˈkʰlaxan]) is a small settlement or hamlet on the island of Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. [1] .

Dry-stone beehive huts or clocháns, used as domestic dwellings by monks, are found predominantly along the south-west coast, where they were used as living accommodation in many of the exposed hermitages and Christian settlements. The corbelled method of construction has a long history, from prehistoric tombs to twentieth century farm buildings.

Clochan is a village in Moray, Scotland. Clochan is situated nearby to the hamlet Preshome, as well as near the village Broadley. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0. St. Gregory's Church …

2025年4月1日 · Clochans represent a pinnacle of traditional Irish architecture and dry stone hut building. Their construction embodies a deep understanding of material science, leveraging the compressive strength of stone to create self-supporting structures.

An Clochán (anglicized as Cloghane; from clochán, a local type of dry-stone hut) [1] is a Gaeltacht village and townland on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland, at the foot of Mount Brandon. It is also part of a civil parish of the same name. [2] . In 1974 the village was added to the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region). [3]

clochan structures at higher levels in the Dingle peninsula were built to serve as booley (i.e. transhumance) huts, an explanation which has perhaps been over looked or at least underemphasised.

English: A clochan is a dry stone hut with a corbelled roof, with dates purportedly ranging from the early Middle Ages or earlier to the nineteenth century.

An old dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly found on the southwest Irish coast.

Clochan Form Locations Popular culture See also Further reading References External links A clochán ( plural clocháin ) or beehive hut is a dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly associated with the south-western Irish seaboard.