What is recorded here

Seventeen hut sites orbit the Lissachiggel ringfort, forming a dense neighbourhood rather than a lonely farm. This is one of them: a shallow depression where someone built walls, lit a fire and lived beside others. The cluster suggests a village, not a hermitage. People moved through this place, shared work and watched each other across the banner.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 16 November 2011 One of 17 hut sites at 'Lissachiggel' ringfort (see LH004-050001-).

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