Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Portavaud, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portavaud
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.25059, -8.63479
- SMR number
- SL013-116----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on NNW-SSE orientated natural ridge in gently undulating pasture. The ridge is one of a series of very low natural ridges traversing the peninsula that leads to Portavaud point. Roughly rectangular area (dims. 5m NW-SE; 3.1m NE-SW) enclosed by an earthen scarped edge (ext. H 0.35m) with an external fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 0.2m-0.4m). The position of the original entrance is not distinguishable. The interior slopes slightly facing SW.
Compiled by: Mark Keegan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.