
What is recorded here
On the E side of Killelan, in pasture sloping steeply to S. Cultivation ridges occur in the immediate vicinity. The poorly preserved remains of a subcircular hut, revetted internally with a basal row of uprights. The drystone-faced wall encloses a rubble core. Collapse extends toward S for a distance of 6m. D: 3m. A ruined annex abuts at NE; it may have originally been conjoined. D: 2.2m.
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. 1345. 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
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