Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Lecarrow (murrisk By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lecarrow (murrisk By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80722, -9.96618
- SMR number
- MA085-071----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a flat but marshy patch of ground c. 12m W of the base of a hillock crowned by a settlement area (MA085-066----). A fulacht fia (MA085-005004-) is clearly visible c. 40m to W on the bank of a small stream. The hut site consists of a flat, circular, stone-free area (NE–SW 5.3m, NW–SE 4.2m), marshy underfoot, defined by an intermittent line of stones throughout. None of the stones protrude more than 0.15m above the sward. These stones form an almost imperceptible ridge of drier ground, which is particularly hard to discern on the north-eastern side of the hut. No trace of any definite entrance is discernible.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.