Ecclesiastical enclosure in Curraghweesha, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

From aerial photographs, this sub-circular enclosure could possibly be an early ecclesiastical enclosure. It would appear to measure c 396m N-S and c 330m E-W. However, no documentary evidence or local tradition attest to a monastic site being sited here. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 831.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE005-100

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