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A pair of roughly circular huts, of drystone corbelled construction, set 20m apart. In rough rocky mountain pasture on a shoulder of S slopes of Ballysitteragh/Beennabrack mountain. Rudimentary sheep shelters and old field walls visible in vicinity. S hut (KE043-095----) retains its corbelled roof closed by a single slab at top. Lintelled entrance is .79m high x .92 to .63m wide. D: 2.86 x 3.02m. H: 2.27m. T: .95m. N hut is of more substantial construction but roof has collapsed. Blocked-up lintelled entrance is .95m high x .79 to .66m wide. D: 3.71m. H: 2.1m. T: 1.14 to 2.03m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1016. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

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Hut site in Baile An Ásaigh

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