Metalworking site in Kimego West

Among the finds from the occupation levels of the site were iron knives and nails, quantities of iron slag (KE079-016011-), bone comb fragments, whetstones, fragments of rotary querns, a ploughsock, a sickle and a bronze ring-headed pin. 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. 602. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 85/1940).