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Hut site in Tarahill, County Wexford (WX007-086----)

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Situated on a shoulder on the N-facing slope of Tara Hill below the ridge with the cairn (WX007-014----). It is indicated as a small circular feature on the 1940 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular enclosure (int. diam. 6.75m N-S; 6.6m E-W) defined by the base of a double-faced wall (T 0.5-0.7m; max. H 0.4m) with no visible entrance. It could be a sheepfold.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX007-086

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WX007-086----
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  • Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Castletown Liam Mellows Coolgreany GAA club; drone photographer not named, castletownliammellowscoolgreanygaa.com
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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