Hut site in An Baile Uachtarach Theas

Located in Ballyoughteragh village, about 10m SW of a dwelling house. A roughly circular corbelled hut now in use as a turf shed, and probably fairly recent in origin. Externally the wall rises almost vertically for c. 1.98m, and above that it is corbelled inwards to form the roof. Internally the wall rises vertically for .72m, at which point a projecting stone course forms a narrow ledge. The corbelled roof above that is closed by a single slab at a height of 2.92m above the floor. Two wall niches lie directly opposite each other at a height of 1.08m above the floor. The lintelled doorway at E is .74 to .93m wide and 1.53m high. D: 3.9 to 2.95m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1154. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013