Field system in Carrig Island

Field system in NW quadrant of monastic site situated on low-lying pastureland, with excellent views in all directions. A large early ecclesiastical site (KE002-008003-) not marked on the OS maps but shows up quite clearly on aerial photographs taken by the Survey in 1987. The enclosing banks are cut in several places by various field banks and a boreen or roadway cuts through the N sector of the ecclesiastical enclosure in a NW-SE direction (Toal 1995, 208). See attached site plan of earthworks taken from North Kerry Archaeological Survey The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 830. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013