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Hut site in Lough Gara

Hut site

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Hut site in Lough Gara is a hut site in Lough Gara, County Sligo, Ireland. It lies 9.4 metres north of a crannog. A concentration of moss-covered stones measures 6.6 metres north-south and 4.7 metres east-west, rising 0.4 metres above the meadow. The stones are 0.6 to 0.7 metres across, some firmly set, with a stone-free centre 1.8 metres east-west.
In Lough Gara, c. 9.4m to N of a crannog (SL047-004001-). A concentration (6.6m N-S; 4.7m E-W; H 0.4m above the meadow) of moss-covered subangular stones (dims. 0.6-0.7m) some of which are firmly set, with a open area (1.8m E-W) in the centre which is clear of stones, may be the remains of a hut site. 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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