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Hut site

Corkan, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Corkan, County Westmeath, 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
Corkan
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.54285, -7.55682
SMR number
WM017-052001-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the E-end of a small, low natural ridge running E-W in pasture with extensive views in all directions. The remains of a hut site (approx. dims. 5.3m N-S; 9.7m E-W) are located on the inner edge of the scarp, within the S quadrant of a ringfort (WM017-052----). The hut site is visible as a rectangular-shaped depression defined by a low bank of earth with abundant stone to S, some of which may represent the remains of internal stone facing. Two stones set in the ground at W may be the remains of the W bank. A very low and faint scarp defines the E side of the monument, however, there is little definition to N.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 10 December 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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