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Booley hut

Bunnamohaun, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Booley hut, Bunnamohaun, County Mayo, 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
Bunnamohaun
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.80358, -10.01858
SMR number
MA084-025----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This is one of six huts (MA084-0021---- to MA084-0026----), which occur in a cluster in an exposed site on commonage about halfway up the S flanks of Knockmore. The huts are situated at different levels on a very steep slope over a distance of c. 60m on either side of a small stream. They were most likely associated with booleying activities. This hut is situated on a very slight break of slope c. 10m NE of the present stream channel but only 5m from its older channel (now dry). The south-eastern end of the isolated wall (MA084-020----) lies 10m to W. Another hut (MA084-024----) lies 20.2m to S on the opposite bank of the stream and second (MA084-028----) lies 30.4m downslope to SE. The remains comprise the well- defined foundations of a rectangular house (3.7m NW–SE, 2.5m NE–SW). It is delimited by a low grassy bank of varying width (0.7–1.1m) and height (0.4m max. internally, 0.5m max. externally) that appears to mantle a stone core. A few stones protrude intermittently from the bank: one at mid-point on its inner face at NW may have been a facing stone. A gap (Wth 0.65m) towards the northern end of the north-eastern wall may mark the original entrance: two other narrow gaps in the south-western wall are probably the result of trampling by livestock.

A small annexe adjoins the house on its upslope (north-western) side. It is roughly D-shaped in plan (1.8m NW–SE, 2.1m NE–SW) and is delimited by a less substantial bank than the house (Wth 0.55m, H 0.2m). There is a well-defined entrance (Wth 0.6m) at NE, complete with one jamb stone on its north-western side. The grassy interiors of both the house and annexe are stone-free and slope gently towards SE.

The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.

Date of upload: 29 November 2018

References

Gosling, P., Manning, C. and Waddell, J. (eds.) 2007 New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 5: Archaeology. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy.

Nearby in the register

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

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