What is recorded here
On the upper SE-facing slope of Dunmurry Hill, a shallow five-metre circular depression marks a hut site within a hillfort. The low scarp on the east and west, the rising ground to the north, and the gentle counter-scarp to the south suggest a small dwelling shaped by the slope itself. It may have housed a keeper, a herder, or a soldier, but the earth has taken back the name and the life.
On the upper, SE-facing slope of Dunmurry Hill (OD 769 feet) some 40m SSE of a mound (KD022-001003-) and 10m SSE of a second possible hut site (KD022-001004-), all contained in a hillfort (KD022-001001-). A shallow, circular depression (diam. 5m; D 0.4m) is defined by a low scarp along the E and W, by the rising hillslope along the N, and by a gentle counter-scarp along the S.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of revised upload: 12 December 2017
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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