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Hut site in Killoe

Hut site

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Three metres north of a wedge-tomb, a subcircular hut stands beside the valley between Bentee and Aghatubrid mountains. Upright slabs form its wall, peat sticks to the outside like a forgotten coat, and two stones flank the northeast entrance. A possible sheepfold occupies the southwest corner, suggesting the building served both people and animals. The compact space may have been a seasonal shelter where herding, sleeping and ritual shared one small circle of stone.
Located 3m N of a wedge-tomb (KE079-129----), on the N side of the valley between Bentee and Aghatubrid mountains. A subcircular setting of upright slabs, encircled intermittently by a mound of peat. Entrance at NE is flanked by two uprights. A possible sheepfold occurs in its interior at SW. D: 4.1m x 3.7m. 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. 1319. 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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