Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Cruachlann (TC Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cruachlann (TC Gleann Cholm Cille)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.62582, -8.67339
- SMR number
- DG096-035003-
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on NW facing slope of heather covered mountain. In area of cut-away bog are the remains of a three hut sites (DG096-035001/002-) found in close proximity to each other. A roughly oval-shaped hut site (int. dims. 3.42m x 2.03m) defined by a a single line of orthostats (H 0.46m; T 0.33m) protruding above the heather covered ground with no clear entrance gap visible. Two hut sites (DG096-035001/002-) are located 18m and 30m to the S.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.