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Hut site in Cill Maoilchéadair

Hut site

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On lower SW slopes of Reenconnell. A circular corbelled drystone hut with a modern entrance gap at NE and a lintelled entrance, .7m high, at ESE which leads into an irregularly-shaped enclosure. Small 'passageways', c. 0.35m square, extend through the thickness of the wall at N and W; their function is uncertain. D: 5m. H: 2.05m. T: 1.75 to 2m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1393. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

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