What is recorded here

Hut site in Tawnymucklagh is a hut site in Tawnymucklagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The roughly circular area measures about 7 metres in both directions and sits at the south west end of a narrow elevated spine with views toward Lough Gara. An earth and stone bank arcs across the north north west to north east side, reaching 0.85 metres high inside and 0.35 metres high outside, while a linear scarp and low stony rise complete the boundary. Blackthorn, holly and ash overgrowth now covers the site, and a standing stone lies about 30 metres to the west.

In pasture, at the SW end of a narrow spine of elevated ground, with views of Lough Gara to S. Densely covered with overgrowth of blackthorn, holly and ash. A roughly circular area (c. 7m NE-SW; c. 7m NW-SE) defined NNW-NE by an arc of an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.35m) with a broad internal slump, ESE-S by remnants of a linear scarp that follows the break of slope and S-W by a low stony rise. The NNW terminal is broader and higher than the remainder and incorporates some large stones, possibly from field clearance. There are breaks in the bank at NW (Wth 2m) and E (Wth 2.7m). There is a field boundary wall immediately to E. A standing stone (SL046-051002-) lies c. 30m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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