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Hut site

Lahardane More, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Lahardane More, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lahardane More
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.51269, -9.24131
SMR number
CO151-045----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1841 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1866 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In rough grazing, on N-facing slope between two ridges running c. E-W, one of rock outcrop. Oval area (24.5m E-W; 12m N-S) defined by rough line ofwalling (H c. 0.3m) to N and E; interior cut into hillslope on S side, forming scarp (H 1.3m), walling runs along top of scarp SE->S and SSW->SW; low bank of stones to W. Break in wall to NE (Wth 2.4m). Immediately inside W bank are two upright parallel stones (H 0.32m; 0.58m x 0.07m: H 0.5m; 0.54m x 0.12m) 0.71m apart and aligned NE-SW. Third upright stone (H 0.31m; 0.47m x 0.11m) 0.2m to E of most northerly parallel is aligned ENE-WSW. Fourth stone (H 0.84m; 0.5m x 0.21m) lies 5.18m S of last and is aligned N-S. Interior heavily overgrown with ferns; S half slopes gently to N.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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