Burnt spread in Gullaba, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

In undulating pasture, on the W bank of a stream, on the floor of the Glashagoruv River valley. A layer (L 4m; T 0.5m) of burnt material was exposed in the stream bank during work on a forestry road. Heat-shattered stones were also exposed where the stream crosses the forest road. The surrounding area has recently been planted with trees. This burnt spread is situated c. 40m SW of adjoining enclosures (KE094-027----, KE094-027001-) and a hut site (KE094-027002-). A standing stone (KE094-050----) is c. 40m to the SE. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE094-027003

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