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Souterrain in Baile Na Bhfionnúrach

Souterrain
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On lower W slopes of Brandon mountain range. A pair of circular conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction. Lintelled entrance passage from the S hut KE034-034002- is 1.04m high, .85m wide and 1.26m long. S hut has a small wall niche at NNE, and an independent, flagged entrance at NW. An L-shaped, drystone-built souterrain (KE034-034001-) opens off the W side of the S hut. The opening is .7m wide x .35m high. The passage extends S for c. 1.2m, then swings SE for 1.1m where it widens out to form a chamber, 2.2m long, 1.01m wide and 1.43m high. The height of the passage gradually increases as the floor slopes downwards from the entrance. Where it meets the chamber it is 1.1m high. A small recess lies .3m above the present floor level in the S wall of the passage. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1146. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

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