Hut site

The National Monuments Service's description

Structure C, located just 5m S of Structure D, is an arc of postholes (diam. c. 4m) defined by seven postholes S-W-N with no evidence of postholes on the E side, but the structure was extremely truncated with only the bases of postholes (D 0.05-0.1m) present. The charcoal from one of the postholes was a mix of alder, ash and cherry with one piece of oak, and a fragment of alder charcoal returned a C14 date of 2023-1886 cal. BC (UBA 11093). There was an internal hearth (dims 1.5m z 1.05m; D 0.07m) with an oxidized base, and a sample of alder charcoal from this provided a C14 date of 2109-1892 cal. BC (UBA 11094). (McLoughlin 2010, 11-12)

See the attached plans adapted from McLoughlin 2010 (figs 5, 11)
ME017-089_1 Location;
ME017-089003-_ 1 plan;

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 23 March 2022

References

McLoughlin, G. 2010 M3 Clonee – North of Kells, Contract 4, Navan to Kells and Kells Bypass. Final Report on Cookstown Great 3, Co. Meath. Licence: E003139. Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

McLoughlin, G. 2010 M3 Clonee – North of Kells, Contract 4, Navan to Kells and Kells Bypass. Final Report on Town Parks 1, Co. Meath. Licence: E003147. Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy