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Booley hut

Carrownacreevy (Leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Booley hut, Carrownacreevy, 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
Carrownacreevy (Leyny By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.17288, -8.74760
SMR number
SL024-004----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on the W bank of a tributary stream of the Owenboy River, in an upland river valley on the S slopes of the Ox Mountains. There is a forestry plantation adjacent to E. Ruined rectangular stone-built hut (4.8m N–S; 3m E–W). The walls (Wth 1.2m; H 0.6-0.8m), which appear to be of dry-stone construction using local gneiss stones, are largely covered in sod and moss. A gap (Wth 0.8m) at the N end of the E wall marks the original doorway. A small annex (int. dim. 1.1m E–W; 1-1.5m N–S) is appended to the S wall, defined on the E and W sides by two short lengths of wall, and open on the S side. There are two heaps (max. dim. c. 2m) of loose field stones c. 3m to SW. To S a low, stone wall borders the bank of the stream, built apparently to direct overflow and prevent flooding of the low terrace on which the hut is built. There is a structure (SL024-004001-) located c. 60m to NE.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 7 March 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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