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Hut site in Ballincrossig

Hut site
Hut site in Ballincrossig
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One chambered hall, two elongated mounds, and a bank of earth and stone still hold their shape in a sloping Kerry field. The north mound stretches 6.4m, the south 6m, both strewn with stones that may have marked a house long forgotten. Whatever life moved through that circle left no name behind, only the weight of its making visible beneath the grass.
Univallate ringfort KE015-018---- is situated in a large pastoral field which is sloping S. It consists of a circular area enclosed by an earth and stone bank. The interior is at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land, and in its W sector are two elongated mounds displaying a lot of stones. The N mound measures 6.4m x 2.8m externally, while the one c 1.6m to the S measures 6m x 4m; they are possibly the remains of a house site (KE015-018001-). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 519. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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