Hut site in Durless, County Mayo

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What is recorded here

On the W bank of N-flowing stream. Recorded by Morahan (2001, 75, no. 119) as a circular area (int. diam. 4.5m, overall diam. 7m) defined by an enclosing stone wall (Wth 1.2m at SSE) with intact external and internal facing survives to height of 0.6m. On the inner facing, two stones at N and another stone at W are larger (L c. 1.4m; H 0.4-0.65m) than average. There is no clearly defined entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA096-021002

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