Enclosure in Derreenacahill

In rough hill pasture, on the S-facing slope of Coombane Hill and within a field system (KE084-022----). An oval area (6.9m N-S; 4.1m E-W) defined by a well-preserved drystone wall (T 0.5m; H 1.1m). The N portion of the interior is cut (D 1.1m) into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. Rushes grow in the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011