Hut site in Mangerton

In rough boggy pasture, on the SW-facing slope of Mangerton Mountain, overlooking the valley of the Owbaun River. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2.6m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m) SW-SE. There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.8m) at S. The interior is level and in rough pasture. There is another hut site (KE084-006004-) in the immediate vicinity to the WNW and there is an enclosure (KE084-006001-) c. 12m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011