Location – Near the Lough Gur visitors centre.
OS: R 646 415 (map 65)
Longitude: 8° 31' 15.14" W
Latitude: 52° 31' 24.96" N
GPS: R 64650 41477 (Accuracy: 7m)
See map at the bottom of the page.
Description and History – The spectacles may seem an odd name for this hut site but from above it looks like a pair of glasses. It was thought that there were two hut sites here but upon excavation one turned out to be a natural rock formation. The hut site dates to the early Christian period and is about 4.5m in diameter and consists of a simple stone kerb. Posts would have been around this forming the hut with a thatch or turf roof. Around the hut is a system of fields from this period also. It is kind of hard to make out when you are there but there is an information board which gives you a site plan.
Difficulty – Really easy to get to.
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Part of the ancient field boundaries.
More field boundaries.
The hut site. The two larger stones near the front form an entrance.
Looking down on the circular hit site.
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