What is recorded here
In rough hill pasture, on a break of a NW-facing slope. The remains of a rectangular hut site (3.4m NW-SE; 1.6m NE-SW) defined by a grass-covered wall (T 0.55m; H 0.3m) of earth and stone. Drystone-facing is visible along the base of the wall externally. There is a central entrance (Wth 0.4m) in the NE wall. The interior is raised (H 0.2m) above the external ground level. There is an enclosure (KE101-080----) in the immediate vicinity to the SE.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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