Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Mountirvine, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountirvine
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.02374, -8.56296
- SMR number
- SL039-111----
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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
In rough pasture, on the SE-facing slope of a drumlin. The remains of a circular stone-built structure (int. diam. 5m N-S; 5.1m E-W). The wall survives as internal and external facing of limestone slabs, just one course high, with an earth and rubble core (T 1.25m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.35m). The entrance (Wth 0.95m) is at S. Two possible fulachtaí fia (SL039-111001-; SL039-111002-) lie c. 20m and 40m to NE and SW, respectively.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.