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Metalworking site in Caherlehillan

Metalworking site

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Excavation in the SW quadrant of the ecclesiastical enclosure (KE070-043----) revealed evidence of the smelting and forging of iron (see Sheehan 1997, 47; 1998, 82; 2000a, 89; 2000b, 112; 2004, 211-12). 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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