Hut site in Ballard Commons

In rough hill pasture, on bog, on the SE-facing slopes of Maulin overlooking the valley of the Owgarriff River. The remains of an oval hut site (3.2m E-W; 2.6m N-S) defined by a stone wall (T 0.45m; H 0.25m), parts of which comprise low upright slabs. The interior, which slopes down to the SE, is cut (D 0.2m) into the upslope along the W-N arc. Another hut site (CO115-103009-) is c. 50m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009