
What is recorded here
This site is located in poor pasture close to the W shore of Lough Currane. It consists of a wedge-shaped arrangement of three upright boulders and one upright slab. The area enclosed measures 5.6m long, 3.9m wide at its E end and 2.9m wide at its narrower, W end. The three boulders average .7m high, .6m wide and .3m thick. The slab, located at the NE corner of the structure, is .4m high and measures .4m x .1m at base. Immediately surrounding the site, and within its interior, is a pile of loose boulders, stone and earth.
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. 1477. 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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