What is recorded here

Hut site in Clooneen (tireragh By.) is a hut site in Clooneen (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised rectangular area 5m long and 4m wide, enclosed by large roughly rectangular boulders laid as wall footings. A 1.6m break midway along the north west side marks the original entrance, while the south west end joins a 1.5m stretch of earth and stone bank belonging to the nearby field system.

Situated in level pasture 35m to the SE of a rath (SL011-090001-) and incorporated into the SE side of a relic field system (SL011-090007-) associated with the rath. Slightly raised rectangular area (L 5m NE-SW; Wth 4m NW-SE) enclosed by a line of large roughly rectangular boulders (L 0.8m; Wth 0.7m; H 0.4-0.5m) laid as wall footings. The SW end of the NW wall is defined by a stretch (L 1.5m) of earth and stone bank (Wth 1.6m; H 0.4m) associated with the nearby field system. A break in the line of boulders (1.6m) midway along the NW side marks the original entrance. This hut is abutted by elements of the field system (SL011-090007-); on the NW side is a raised rectangular field and the W side is a semi-circular field. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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