What is recorded here
In rough hill pasture, on the S-facing slope of Mangerton Mountain. The remains of an oval hut site (3.2m N-S; 2m E-W) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.4-0.6m). The wall is best preserved W-E where it is composed of larger stones. Loose stones are scattered around the interior and on the downslope externally.
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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