What is recorded here
On rough mountainous terrain on the S slopes of Knocknagantee, on the E bank of a tributary of the Sneem river. A rough stone-built wall KE090-006----, .7m wide, encloses a subcircular area 4m x 3.3m. A scatter of stone abuts the base of the wall externally. A small rectangular enclosure (KE090-006001-) abuts the site at N and measures 2.1m x 3.8m internally.
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. 1281. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 1 August 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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