Hut site in Shehy Beg

In rough hill grazing, on bog, on the N side of a terrace on the upper S-facing slopes of Shehy Beg. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2.3m) defined by a wall (T 0.6m; H 0.5m) which consists mainly of large slabs, some of which are set at right angles to the perimeter. The level interior, which in pasture, is raised (H 0.1m) at the S and cut (D 0.2m) into the upslope at the N. The entrance (Wth 0.6m) is at the SE. Another hut site (CO093-079002-) is c. 70m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009