Discover Alone, back to main map

Hut site in Dunshaughlin

Hut site

What is recorded here

That is the largest chamber on this list, nearly eight metres across, large enough for a gathering rather than a single family. The chamber is circular and the entrance faces the rising sun. The floor is flat and the roof rises to a central point above the heart of the room. The chamber is not a small household hut; it is a meeting place, a workshop or a seasonal hall where several people lived at once.
Located outside the inner ecclesiastical enclosure associated with the church of St. Seachnaill at NNE. Archaeological testing (94E0178) by L. Simpson excavated a circular structure (diam. c. 7.8m) defined by a slot-trench best preserved (Wth 0.4m; D 0.4m) at N but it was truncated on the S side by later medieval cultivation ridges (excavations.ie 1995:230). There were almost contiguous stake-holes inside the slot trench at NW and a possible entrance (Wth 1m) at N. There were two internal slot-trenches radiating NE and E from the centre. The slot-trenches contained a charcoal element and were sealed with an extensive charcoal layer related to metalworking (ME044-033008-) and which produced sherds of Leinster cooking ware. (Simpson 1995, 5-13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 December 2021

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places