What is recorded here
On a ledge below the previous complex. Three huts and two circular clusters of stone which may represent collapsed huts.
(1) KE089-003----; Collapsed and overgrown foundations of a rectangular hut. Wall revetted internally by large uprights. Wall chamber or entrance passage at E. D: 2.9m x 2m. H: .8m. T: .7m.
(2) KE089-003001-; Located 7.8m E of (1), overgrown rectangular hut incorporating uprights and outcrop in its sides. Entrance at E. D: 2.8m x 2.5m. Two possible annexes at NE and SW.
(3) KE089-003002-; Located 7m E of (2), an overgrown circular hut with much collapse. D: 1.8m. H: .5m. T: .6m. The ledge is revetted on its N side by a poorly preserved field wall.
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. 1183. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 31 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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