What is recorded here
Four huts occur within an old field system (KE079-027----) that stretches from Goat's Rock to the Pilot's Lookout on the W side of Beginish Island. The huts appear to be associated with a large, poorly preserved enclosure that incorporates Goat's Rock, a large natural outcrop, on its E side.
(3) (KE079-027004-) Abutting the enclosure at N, the rectangular foundations of a hut open at SW. D: 3.6m x 2.75m.
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. 1131. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 31 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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