What is recorded here
On rough hill grazing, on the lower S-facing slopes of Coomacarrea, overlooking the valley of the Owroe River. The remains of an oval hut site (4.5m NW-SE; 2.2m NE-SW) defined by the jumbled lower courses of a stone wall (T 0.8m; H 0.5m) which are partially obscured by rushes. Rubble is scattered downslope to the S.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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