Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Largy, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Largy
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.35350, -8.30677
- SMR number
- LE006-035----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 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)
- 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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in a fold on a broad plateau that slopes down gently to the SE. An area of c. 6ha (c. 27 acres) of exposed karst and grass contains about 30 structures. It was first discovered and recorded by L. McConville in 1998. Eight of the structures are circular (int. diam. 2.5-7.5m) defined by grass-covered stone spreads (Wth 1-2m) and these are probably prehistoric in date. The other structures are largely post-medieval rectangular booley huts (int. dims c. 3-4m x 1.5-2m) and are generally aligned NW-SE, across the contours of the slope.
See the attached view of one of the circular hut sites.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Sheepfoldunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.