What is recorded here
Immediately S of the steep cliffs forming the head of the Gap of Dunloe, on SW sloping mountain terrain. The collapsed remains of a drystone circular hut, flanked by a basal row of slabs set on edge. An entrance at SE measures .85m wide. D: 3.2m. H: .6m. T: 1.2m.
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. 1277. 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Head of DunloeViewpoint · 652 yd
Gap of DunloeMountain pass · 656 yd
Lord Brandon's CottageRuins · 1.0 mi
Very small BridgeHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
Mass-rock in CloghernooshMass-rock · 1.5 mi
McCarthy's IslandIslet · 1.7 mi
Cnoc an BhrácaMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Ronayne's IslandIslet · 1.8 mi
Derrycunihy Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.6 mi
Derrycunihy Constabulary BarrackRIC barracks · 2.7 mi