What is recorded here
In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Sheen River. Situated on the W bank of a S-flowing river. A roughly kidney-shaped mound (7m NW-SE; 5m NE-SW; H 1.6m) of burnt material with an opening facing N. The mound is overgrown with furze bushes. An enclosure (KE093-091001-) is c. 80m to the NW.
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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