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Hut site

Brideswell Big, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Brideswell Big, County Wexford, 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
Brideswell Big
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.68715, -6.44549
SMR number
WX006-038002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a gentle N-facing slope at the source of a small stream that runs off to the WNW to join the E-W Mine River, c. 800m distant. There is a conjoined circular hut-site adjacent to St Bride's Well (WX006-038001-). A circular mortared hut (int. diam. 2.8m; ext. diam. 4m) survives to a height of 1.2m, with no recognisable entrance. Archaeological excavation (00E0801) uncovered the remains of the second masonry hut of similar dimensions, with the stream leading into and out of this structure which was unroofed. The other chamber was corbelled but collapsed at some point while the unroofed enclosure continued in use. Glass and pottery indicate the building and use of the structures in the 17th or 18th century. (Gregory 2003)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 10 August, 2012

References

Gregory, N. 2003 Brideswell Big. Post-medieval. in I. Bennett (2011) Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 401, No. 1298.

Nearby in the register

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

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