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Hut site in Gearhameen (dunkerron North By.)

Hut site

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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