Hut site in Gortlahard (glanarought By., Cappagh Ed)

In rough pasture, on a SW-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Sheen River . The remains of an oval hut site (3m E-W; 2.2m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T c. 0.6m; H 0.4m) which is best preserved SE-N. The hut site adjoins the W boundary of a field within a field system (KE093-085003-). Three other hut sites (KE093-085001-, KE093-085005-, KE093-085006-) are c. 50m to the NE, c. 20m to the NW and c. 35m to the SW, respectively. A relict field boundary (KE093-085007-) and a field system (KE093-085----) are in the immediate vicinity. 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