
What is recorded here
Hut site in Ballydowane East is a hut site in Ballydowane East, County Waterford, Ireland. The 2001 account by Markus Casey described the monument as a low circular structure with a diameter of 3.4 metres, located close to the western edge of a small triangular south-facing promontory fort. This area features fertile pasture with an unimproved strip of ground along the shore, while sheer cliffs one hundred feet high surround the adjacent promontory fort.
Identified by Markus Casey who described this monument as a low circular hut site (diam. 3.4m), close to the western edge of a small triangular S-facing promontory fort (WA032-043001-). The area is one of fertile pasture with an unimproved strip of ground along the shore. Sheer 100’ high cliffs surround the promontory fort. (Casey 2001)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 November 2021
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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