Hut site in Gortacloghane (dunkerron South By.)

In rough hill pasture, on blanket bog, on a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Blackwater River and within a network of field boundaries (KE082-050002-). The remains of a circular hut site (5.4m E-W; 5.2m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 0.7m; H 0.5m). Traces of external stone facing are visible SE-SW. The level interior is raised (H 0.5m) above the external ground level. 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