What is recorded here

Hut site in Cloonkeevy is a hut site in Cloonkeevy, County Sligo, Ireland. It lies in the northwest quadrant inside a rath and consists of the remains of a roughly rectangular, slightly raised structure measuring 3.5m north-northeast to south-southwest and 1.8m east-southeast to west-northwest, defined by a scarp 0.2m high on the west side and by traces of a scarp elsewhere. An upright limestone slab 0.4m high, 0.8m long and 0.2m thick leans against the scarp at the north-northeast, while limestone blocks measuring 0.4m by 0.4m sit on the scarp at the southeast and southwest corners, and the interior slopes down to the east.

In the NW quadrant of the interior of a rath (SL033-114001-). The remains of a roughly rectangular slightly raised structure (3.5m NNE-SSW; 1.8m ESE-WNW) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m) on the W side and by traces of a scarp elsewhere. An upright limestone slab (H 0.4m; L 0.8m; T 0.2m) lies against the scarp at NNE and limestone blocks (0.4m x 0.4m) lie on top of the scarp at the SE and SW corners. The interior slopes down to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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