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Indicated

Hut site

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Indicated is a hut site in Killiaghan AND Gort, County Roscommon, Ireland. The 1837 Ordnance Survey map marked a small circular feature about five metres across on a gentle southwest-facing slope. Gannon measured a subcircular area eight and a half by seven and a half metres with an earthen bank, but the ground is now invisible in pasture. A rath stands about one hundred and twenty metres to the northeast.
Marked as a small circular feature (diam. c. 5m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. Described as a subcircular area (dims 8.5m E-W; 7.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Gannon 1972). It is not visible now at ground level in pasture. Rath (RO045-0101001-) is c. 120m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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