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Hut site

An Baile Mór, County Donegal, Ireland

The record

Townland
An Baile Mór
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.65247, -8.70557
SMR number
DG090-013003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1702 "A chart of the NORTH-WEST coast of IRELAND from LOUGH SWILLY to SLYNE HEAD" (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on top of Slieve League with good views in all directions. The poorly preserved remains of a rectangular house or hut site (int. dims. 3.3m E-W x 2.2m N-S) defined by a low dry stone wall (H 0.5-0.8m; wall T 0.85m) with possible doorway in the N wall. Two poorly preserved circular hut sites (DG090-013001/002-) are located 40m to the S.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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