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Hut site in Coolbock

Hut site

What is recorded here

In pasture, on the top of a ridge. The remains of a circular structure (diam. 10m) with low walls (Wth 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m). There is a gap (Wth 3m) at W. A linear earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.3m) c. 1.5m to N of the hut site extends 9.4m on an E-W axis and has a shallow fosse along its S side. 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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