What is recorded here
On a natural terrace on the W slopes of Bolus, overlooking Ducalla head to W. A pair of poorly preserved conjoined huts of drystone construction, built on the W edge of a stone revetted terrace. The better preserved S hut KE096-016---- is oval in plan. D: 3.5m x 2.4m. H: 1.5m. T: .7m. The collapsed circular N hut KE096-016001- features a 1.4m wide gap at E, probably the entrance. D: 3m x 2.9m. H: .6m. T: .6m.
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. 1262. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 1 August 2013
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