This circular structure, measuring approximately 8 metres across, was first documented by Davies in 1942 as part of a cluster of similar dwellings scattered along the ridge. Designated as ‘hut f’ in his survey, it represented one of several prehistoric settlements that once dotted this elevated landscape, including nearby sites catalogued as DG103-057005, DG103-058, DG103-060, and DG107-004003.

By 1981, when archaeologists Lacy and colleagues revisited the location, the site had become even more elusive. They described it as a barely discernible subcircular area, marked only by a scatter of grass-covered stones with a level interior, situated just below the ridge’s crest amongst rocky pasture land. The subtle remains suggested a structure that had gradually merged back into the landscape over millennia, leaving only the faintest archaeological footprint.

When the area was inspected again in 2015, no visible trace of the hut site could be found at all. This disappearance isn’t uncommon for such ancient structures; centuries of weathering, agricultural activity, and natural vegetation growth often obscure or completely erase these fragile remnants of prehistoric life. The site at Ardpattan stands as a reminder of how ephemeral archaeological evidence can be, and how much of Ireland’s ancient heritage exists only in historical records and surveys, having long since vanished from the physical landscape.