What is recorded here
About 70m downslope from KE079-002----, and also associated with old field fences. The collapsed foundations of a circular hut of corbelled drystone construction, situated on an artificial terrace. The entrance at E is .7m wide; nearby are a number of large slabs, possibly displaced lintels. D: 5.1m.
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. 1312. 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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