House

Situated in the W portion of the interior of a ringfort (CL045-031----), 6m from the bank and aligned E-W. This rectangular house (4m x 2.5m) was revealed during excavation (O’Kelly 1962, 6-7) and was constructed of wooden posts with a doorway (Wth 1.3m) at the SW corner. Two posts set forward from the door jambs suggested a protecting porch and there was a flag stone passage leading through the porch into the house. The flag stones had been worn to a polish indicating a long period of use. There was a central hearth with a narrow upright stone (Wth 0.4m; H 0.5m; T 0.2m) forming a hearth-back. A Hiberno-Norse coin (dated to c. AD 1070) was found beside the hearth and a slate trial piece was found in the porch. A second coin (dated to c. AD 1035) and two bronze pins were found in a large pit (2.5m x 2m; D 1.85m) E of the E end of the house. (O'Kelly 1962, 1-27) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 16 January 2018