What is recorded here
An Gabhlán Beag holds three visible hut remains inside a circular rampart, overlooking the Owenalondrig river. A man-made underground passage may have cut through the site, giving the place a hidden depth beneath its open slope. The huts face east-southeast, catching early light and exposing the river below. Whatever lived there also left a hole in the ground, as if the house needed a room no one could see from above.
Roughly circular univallate rath KE044-077---- situated on an ESE facing slope overlooking the Owenalondrig river. The remains of 3 hut sites are visible in the interior and a Man-made underground passage (KE044-077004-), mentioned briefly by Curran (No.3), may have been located within this site.
(3) (KE044-077003-),A shallow circular depression, located to E of (KE044-077001-), may mark the site of a 3rd hut, c. 5m in diameter.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 450. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 August 2013
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