
What is recorded here
Within a network of relict field boundaries (CO114-065004-), on a rough hill pasture terrace, on the S-facing rocky slopes of Eagle Hill. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2.8m) defined by a collapsed stone wall W-NE and by upright stone slabs (max. L 0.9m; H 0.85m; T 0.2m) NE-W. A variety of stones, including slabs, cover the level interior and are also scattered around the perimeter. Another hut site (CO114-065002-) is c. 20m to the SE.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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