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Hut site in Cool

Hut site

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Three conjoined huts sit inside one circular bank on the east side of Corrin Hill, close enough to touch in thought if not in stone. The central chamber measures 4.75m across, wrapped in earth and stone a metre high on the inside, with a faint northeast gap where an entrance may have been. It belongs to a small cluster of four raths scattered within seventy-five metres, suggesting a busy hillside rather than a lonely shelter. People may have lived, stored or tended animals there before the land forgot their names.
KE036-076---- is one of a group of 4 raths situated in close proximity to one another on the E side of Corrin Hill. It lies c. 75m from KE036-077---- and c. 50m from KE036-075----. The circular interior, contains 3 conjoined huts. (1) (KE036-076001-) The central hut is 4.75m in diameter internally and is enclosed by a circular bank of earth and stone averaging 1m in height internally and up to .6m externally. A 1m long section of the inner wall face is preserved to a height of .6m but the remainder is not visible. The entrance lies to NE but is not clearly defined. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 367. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

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