Enclosure in Cill Buaine

The poorly preserved remains of this subcircular stone enclosure, not marked on the OS maps, are located in rough upland pasture, overlooking St Finan's Bay to S. The E and S sides are best preserved, surviving to an external height of 1.75m. Rock outcrop has been incorporated into the composition of the wall, which consists of roughly coursed slabs, laid radially. Occasional uprights flank the inner wall-face. The area enclosed measures 11.6m N-S x 10.45m E-W. A semicircular wall, regularly coursed, abuts the rock outcrop which forms the N side of the enclosure. This may be the remains of a hut (KE087-087001-). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 754. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013