What is recorded here
Identified by Markus Casey who described this monument as a low circular hut site (diam. 3.4m), close to the western edge of a small triangular S-facing promontory fort (WA032-043001-). The area is one of fertile pasture with an unimproved strip of ground along the shore. Sheer 100’ high cliffs surround the promontory fort. (Casey 2001)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 November 2021
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA032-043001
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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