House — indeterminate date in Cush

In rough pasture, in S quadrant of archaeological complex (LI048-034006/042-) located on the 'Supposed Site of Temaír Erann', which was the ancient cemetery of the Ernai tribe on Slievereagh (Sliabh Riabhach) (Westropp 1919, 9; Westropp 1917-19, 179; Westropp 1918, 111). House site e in S quadrant of rectangular enclosure (LI048-034042-) excavated by Ó Ríordáin (1940, 115-18) who described his results as follows; 'The area which we have termed the Enclosure [LI048-034042-) is that part of the Southern Group which has on three sides of it a bank and fosse, and on the fourth side the group of conjoined ring-forts (LI048-034027/028-/016-). The northern and western sides of the Enclosure are defended by a slight outer bank in addition to the fosse and inner bank. In the investigation of the interior we stripped several comparatively large areas and made trial cuttings elsewhere, as, of course, it was not feasible to attempt the investigation of the whole of such a large area. Site e - Here on the western side of Fort 6 [LI048-034041-] we cleared a considerable area in the hope of getting house sites. That houses had existed there was testified in places by the bands of charcoal representing the house-walls, but, though we exercised every possible care, we found that no definite house-plan could be recovered'. See attached plan of possible excavated house site taken from Ó Ríordáin 1940. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 December 2021