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Hut site in Cahermacnaghten

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Situated in the SW corner of Cahermacnaghten townland at the SW end of a settlement focussed on ‘Cabhail Tighe Breac’ (the probable 15th/16th century schoolhouse of the O’Davoren Brehon lawyers) (CL009-001009-). A subcircular hut site (int. diam. 5.8m E-W; 6.4m N-S) defined by a thick stone wall (Wth 1.55m; max. int. H 1.45m at W; max. ext. H 1.5m) composed of large slabs of flat bedded, drystone karst. The upper courses of the wall have collapsed. A V-shaped entrance (Wth 0.65m) at E has a stone post at S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney with details supplied by Dr. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, School of Geography and Archaeology, NUIG. Date of upload: 8 March 2016

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