What is recorded here
In rough hill pasture, on the S-facing slope of Coombane Hill. A subrectangular area (8.8m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.8m; H 0.5m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. The wall is best preserved at E. There is a possible entrance in the NE corner. The interior slopes down to the S.
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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