Hut site in Carrig West

In rough hill pasture, on a W-facing slope to the S of Moll's Gap and within a network of relict field boundaries (KE083-017002-). The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 3.2m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.8m; H 0.3m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. The level interior is obscured by rubble and rushes. Another hut site (KE083-017001-) is c. 3m to the NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011