What is recorded here
On a small rise in rough grazing land, overlooking Kenmare Bay to S. An overgrown circular hut of drystone construction, with large block-like boulders set upright along the external wall-face from S to N. Stone collapse in the interior. D: 4.3m. H: .6m. T: 1.3m. Extending NW from the hut is an 8m stretch of possibly coeval walling.
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. 1283. 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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