What is recorded here

Leacht in Letter is an oval stone platform on a south-facing slope beneath Bentee mountain, holding an ogham stone, two possible leachta and a burial area. Its southern edge rises to 2.8m, with a recessed entrance flanked by an upright pillar, while a curving field boundary at the east may preserve its original limit. The leachta are stony mounds, one containing quartz, and the other defined by upright slabs laid close together. Such a place invites wonder about the people who shaped it, marked it and returned it to the hill.

KE079-065004- is located in rough pasture on the S facing slope of the spur which runs W from Bentee mountain. It consists of an oval platform, measuring 17.7m N-S x 25m E-W, on which an ogham stone, two possible leachta and a burial area are located. The platform reaches a maximum height of 2.8m at S, where a possible entrance survives as a recessed area flanked on one side by an upright pillar. The original limits of the site may be preserved in a curving field boundary at E. Leachta: Within the NE sector of the site is an oval mound (KE079-065004-) measuring c. 5m long and .3m high. It is of stony composition, including some quartz. S of the leacht a small area, c. 4m N-S x 5m E-W, is defined by upright slabs, some laid contiguously. This may be a second leacht (KE079-065005-). 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. 962. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

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