Hut site in Mangerton

Within the NE sector of an enclosure (KE085-024001-). The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2.7m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.8m; H 0.3m). The base stones of the wall protrude from the bog and are set at right angles to the line of the wall. The N wall of the hut site adjoins the internal face of the enclosure wall. The W arc of the hut site adjoins another hut site (KE085-024009-) to the W. There is a relict field boundary (KE085-024002-) c. 80m to the SE and another hut site (KE085-024005-) c. 28m to the SE. 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