What is recorded here
On rough mountain grazing in a sheltered hollow, on the steep W-facing slopes of Hungry Hill. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 3.4m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T c. 0.65m; H 0.7m). Some large base stones are embedded in bog cover. Rubble from the collapsed upper courses is scattered externally along the perimeter of the hut site.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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