Structure

The National Monuments Service's description

On the W-facing slope of Cullentragh Hill, S of Mount Brandon, in an area of dense bracken, bramble and gorse vegetation. A small structure (dims. c. 2m; H 1m) identified by Séamus Ó Murchú (Ó Murchú 2016). Constructed of drystone-walling with a SW-facing entrance, defined by two large stones set on edge on either side (ibid.). Ó Murchú suggests, ‘it may have been a temporary weather shelter or a store hut perhaps for turf cutters. The nature of the vegetation makes it impossible to see if there are any further features in the surrounding area or if it is an isolated example’ (ibid.). This is not depicted on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map or on the subsequent 6-inch ed. revision and 25-inch OS map, however, the construction of the structure and the fact that it is relatively well preserved suggests a 18th or 19th date.

See attached:
KK033-055----_01 Digitalglobe satellite imagery, viewed 22 February 2021
KK033-055----_02 Photograph courtesy of Séamus Ó Murchú, 2016

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 22 February 2021

References

Ó Murchú, S. 2016 The Blackstairs Mountains, south east Ireland: investigating the archaeological potential of an understudied upland landscape. Unpublished PhD thesis, University College Dublin.