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What are those hut type things near Annacotty

  • 10-09-2012 12:49pm
    #1
    h3000
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    As per the title does anyone know what the hut type things located near Annacotty are or what they were used for. See map below. I've also included some Google streetview captures, I'll try to get some proper pictures later.

    click pics for links to maps.
    Huts3.jpg

    Huts1.jpg

    Huts2.jpg

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  • #2
    Poxyshamrock
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    Always wondered that too h3000!


  • #3
    Kess73
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    Once upon a time that whole area was an estate belonging to a family, so what is on the map could possibly be buildings still standing from that time.

    Similar to how the Baggot estate beside Ballinacurra gardens was once the grounds of one house and if you go to the centre of the little forest in there you will find the ruins of the house or rather what is now left of the ruins.


  • #4
    Mc Love
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    Yep always wondered the same when I was driving past on the motorway!


  • #5
    bullets
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    They remind me of a small gun powder mill :D
    gunpowder_mills4.jpg

    ~B


  • #6
    Delphi91
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    From the distance (driving along the motorway) and from the photo's, I gotta say that they don't look all that old....


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  • #7
    Kess73
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    Delphi91 wrote: »
    From the distance (driving along the motorway) and from the photo's, I gotta say that they don't look all that old....



    The red brick and slate type roofing could see it being anything between 10 years old to 100 years old to be fair.


  • #8
    the_blackstuff
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    I wound have thought they where just shelter for animals. They don't look very old to be honest.


  • #9
    say_who_now?
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    Kess73 wrote: »
    The red brick and slate type roofing could see it being anything between 10 years old to 100 years old to be fair.

    OK well that totally throws out my suggestion then. When I read the OP, to me they looked like these-


    Craggaunowen.jpg


    Crannógs. Guess not then! :(


  • #10
    taxus_baccata
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    apparently they were pig stys.


  • #11
    h3000
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    Thanks for the answers people. I always taught they looked a bit too "fancy" for animal shelters but I suppose they could be alright.

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  • #12
    D1stant
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    say_who_now? wrote: »
    OK well that totally throws out my suggestion then. When I read the OP, to me they looked like these-


    Craggaunowen.jpg


    Crannógs. Guess not then! :(

    I always thought they looked like Crannogs too!

    But ones restored by McInerneys circa 2002


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