Hut site in Inchincoosh

In rough hill pasture, in a sheltered hollow on a SE-facing slope, overlooking the Thureehouma stream and within a network of relict field boundaries (KE085-041003-). The remains of an oval hut site (3.8m E-W; 2m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.6m). The interior is covered by a dense growth of ferns. Loose stones are scattered within the interior and around the hut site externally. Another hut site (KE085-041006-) is 7m to the S and there is an enclosure (KE085-041004-) 30m to the N. 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