Hut site in Magheralackagh

In the SW quadrant of a rath (SL035-060001-), in the angle between the bank of the rath and a field boundary which crosses the interior on an E-W axis. The remains of an oval structure (int. diam. 6.95m E-W) with walls of earth and stone (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.5m). The entrance (Wth 4.7m) is at N. The interior is sloping. 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