What is recorded here

Mistakenly named a stone circle on old maps, the hut site hides beneath conifers and overgrowth on the eastern bank of a northern mountain stream. Its rough boulder ring encloses barely three and a half metres of uneven, boggy ground, yet it commands a wide western view across the valley. The error suggests a real circle exists nearby, while this forgotten dwelling preserves the smaller truth: a person stood there, watched the water, and built a home against the hill.

On E side of mountain stream flowing N; remains of hut site built on slight terrace with extensive view W->N. Area reclaimed and planted with coniferous trees. Remains consist of roughly circular setting of small boulders (int. diam. 3.5m N-S) which have lost much of their original form and now are somewhat obscured by overgrowth. Interior very uneven and boggy. Mistakenly marked as 'Stone Circle' on OS 6-inch map, probably in error for actual stone circle (6459) c. 600m to NNW, which is not marked on OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 167/1941).

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