What is recorded here

Mammy and I hauled butter churns across that heather until our knees bled. We built the first circular hut with flat stones stolen from the riverbed. The second rose a mile east after we lost the churn in the water. The third stands beside a cairn because we stopped measuring distance and listened to the mountain instead. Rain still fills the stone gaps like milk in a churn.

Situated 110m SE of a substantial cairn (CV006-001----) in rough terrain close to the summit of Cuilcagh Mountain. Roughly circular area (int. diam. 4.5m) enclosed by the remains of a crude drystone wall. At NW, SW and SE its foundation stones can be seen protruding from the heather. Two similar hut sites are close by (CV006-003001-, CV006-003002-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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