Field boundary in Cool West

Located towards the N end of the Imlagh Basin, Valencia Island, this poorly preserved stretch of wall emerges from the base of a 1.5m high peat-face and runs ENE-WSW for 6m. It is composed of small stones and intermittent uprights. A radiocarbon date of 4760±100 BP was obtained from willow twigs found at the level of its base (Mitchell 1989, 75). The wall was constructed on Phragmites peat, c. .2m in depth. 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. 27. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013