What is recorded here
In rough pasture, on a level break on a S-facing slope, to the N of the Glanrastel River. A circular area (diam. 8.3m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T c. 0.6m; H 0.7m). Large lower course stones protrude above the bog and are partly grass covered. Rubble is scattered along the perimeter and on the downslope to the S. Large quantities of charcoal are visible in rabbit burrows in the interior. The enclosure appears to have been used in more recent times by charcoal burners who supplied charcoal to the nearby ironworks (KE108-076----) at Lauragh in the 17th/18th century.
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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