What is recorded here

An Fearann Iarthach holds two stone huts inside a broken ring, perched above Darrynane Harbour where rain and memory both collect. One chamber faces southeast with a narrow throat, the other nests northeast beneath slabs set like teeth. Local story calls the place a child burial as well as a fort, which fits the small rooms and the mountain's sudden tenderness.

KE106-042----, which measures 24.4m N-S x 23.4m E-W internally, is located on sloping pasture on the S side of Farraniaragh mountain and overlooks Darrynane Harbour. It is recorded in the OSNB as a 'large fort and burial place for children' (Kilcrohane, 11). The foundations of a circular hut interrupt the enclosing element at NNW. Its walls, of drystone masonry, are 1.5m wide and enclose an area 5.2m x 4.7m. A .7m wide entrance is located at SSE. A second hut, subcircular in plan, is also contained within the enclosing element at NE and has an internal diameter of 4.3m. The wall, .9m wide, is coursed to a height of .5m and is revetted externally by slabs set on edge. 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. 1002. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

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