What is recorded here

Enclosure in Gearhanagoul is a stone-ringed hollow on a south-facing slope above the Coomeelan stream in County Kerry. Its oval wall still stands proud of the bog, marking a small domestic or ritual area beside two nearby enclosures, a possible boulder burial and a fulacht fia. People may have gathered there to cook, bury or simply watch the valley breathe, while the stones kept their shape long after the hands that set them had gone.

In rough hill pasture, on a level break on a S-facing slope in the valley of the Coomeelan stream. An oval area (9.9m E-W; 8m N-S) defined by a partially collapsed wall (T 0.8m; H 0.75m) of large stones which protrudes above the surface of the bog. Several upright stones were noted along the perimeter. There are two enclosures (KE102-041----, KE102-041001-) c. 50m and 30m to the NE, respectively. A possible boulder-burial (KE102-041002-) is c. 60m to the NE and a fulacht fia (KE102-041004-) c. 40m to the E. 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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