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Hut site in Gloragh

Hut site

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High on the SW slopes of Knocknagantee in open mountain terrain. A cluster of four drystone structures. (1) (KE090-042----) A sheepfold overlies a subcircular hut with a blocked entrance passage at W. A collapsed annex, 1.9m x 1.8m, abuts its SE side. (2) (KE090-042001-) N of the hut, a roughly constructed rectangular enclosure. D: 1.8m x 1.6m. T: .8m. (3) (KE090-042002-) A square hut, its NW wall constructed of block-like uprights. An entrance at W, defined by a pair of uprights set .9m apart. D: 2.9m x 2.4m. T: 1m. (4) (KE090-042003-) Nearby at W, a poorly defined subrectangular enclosure. D: 2.9m x 1.8m. 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. 1282. 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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