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Hut site

Grange, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Grange, County Sligo, 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
Grange
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.39721, -8.52693
SMR number
SL005-033002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

A group of four hut sites (SL005-033002-, SL005-033003-, SL005-033005-, SL005-033006-) can be distinguished in the N portion of the area. The hut sites are located to the N of a curving relict field boundary in a semi-circular area (area c. 2 acres) of low rocky pasture at the base of the hillock that lies to the E. The hut sites are clearly in a group and enclosed within the semi-circular area distinct from the remainder of the area. The ground here is rocky, undulates irregularly with a slight W-facing slope. Views are excellent inland SW - W, excellent toward the sea W - N and poor to higher ground N - SW.
This is the westernmost of four hut sites, located c. 20m to the W of hut site SL005-03303-. It consists of a rectangular raised area (9m E-W; 3.2m N-S) defined by an earth and stone scarped edge (ext. H 0.2m). Rubble stone is concentrated under the sod in a 0.3m wide band along the top of the scarped edge on the N and S sides possibly indicating the footings of a drystone wall. A gap in the scarped edge at W (Wth 0.8m) may mark the position of the original entrance. An E-W orientated relict field boundary bank of earth and stone (Wth base 1.8m; H 0.3m) abuts the edge of the hut at SE. The interior is level and is clear of overgrowth. The area around the hut undulates irregularly possibly indicating other structures/features.

Compiled by: Mark Keegan, Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 11 June 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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