Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Saints Island, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Saints Island
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- MA120-008004-
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a clearing, at the N end of Saints Island (MA120-008----), in the SW corner of Lough Mask. Recorded in An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District (Lavelle 1994, 81, no. 595) as a ‘roughly circular dry-stone structure (int. diam. 2.9m) with a low tunnel-like entrance feature (L 2m; H0.4m; Wth 0.5m) on SE.’ To W is another possible hut site (MA120-008003-) and to SE are two cross slabs (MA120-008001-; MA100-112002-).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 24 February 2014
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