Hut site in Cill Mhuire (tc An Baile Dubh) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

An Baile Dubh holds two vanished hut shapes inside a shallow earth ring. One circular stone chamber still stands two courses high, its thick wall resisting the plough and memory alike. The other has surrendered entirely to soil and time. Together they suggest a small dwelling place where people watched the open sky, tended fire, and left behind only a hint of shape for others to imagine.

Univallate rath KE035-059---- contains traces of 2 huts. It is sited on level ground, with an open outlook in all directions, and the surrounding field is in the process of being reclaimed. The remains of a circular stone hut KE035-059001- lie a little S of centre. It is 4m in diameter internally and the drystone-built wall stands only 2 courses high. The outline of the NE half of the structure is no longer discernible. A short stretch of the outer face was visible until recently and this indicated a wall width of 2.15m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 475. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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