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Hut site in Ballymacrown

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In rough pasture, on the E side of a N-S hollow which is sheltered by rocky ridges to the E and the W. The remains of a square hut site (1.85m NE-SW; 1.75m NW-SE) defined by the lower courses of a partially collapsed drystone wall (T 0.9m; H 0.7m), which is faced with rubble internally and externally. The entrance (Wth c. 0.4m) is in the S corner. Rubble is scattered along the perimeter and in the interior and the entire hut site is covered with ferns, gorse and briars. 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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