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Hut site in Gortderrig

Hut site

What is recorded here

'This impressive circular drystone hut is 9m in maximum diamater, the walls surviving to a maximum height of 1.5m high, and averaging 1m wide. An internal dividing wall bisects the interior from north to south. A 1.2m wide entrance occurs at southeast. This hut is very well made, and does not appear to have been corbelled.' The above description was published in F. Coyne, 'Islands in the clouds: an upland archaeological study on Mount Brandon and the Paps, Co. Kerry.' (Kerry Co. Council in association with Aegis Archaeology, 2006). Date of upload: 15 December 2011

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