What is recorded here
In rough hill pasture, on the S-facing slope of Coombane Hill and within a field system (KE084-022----). A D-shaped area (2.6m E-W), with a straight W side (L 4.4m), defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) consisting of large stones and slabs. There is an entrance (Wth 0.6m) at E. The interior slopes down to the S and a small boulder is situated near the centre.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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