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A group of huts on the W slopes of Been Hill.
(1) KE070-010----; A pear-shaped, corbelled hut with a lintelled passage entrance, .7m wide and 1.75m long. Two wall-niches in the interior. A stone-lined platform abuts the hut externally at W. D: 2.4m x 1.7m. H: 1.25m. T: 1.3m.
(2) KE070-010001-; A possible pair of conjoined circular hut sites obscured by the platform and a later sheepfold. Average diameter, 2.8m.
(3) KE070-010002-; Foundations of rectangular hut incorporating large boulders. D: 3.2m x 2.2m. H: .8m. T: 1.9m.
(4) KE070-010003-; Circular hut formed of closely set uprights in S sector. One large upright at NW may mark entrance. D: 3m x 2.1m. H: .75m. T: .8m.
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. 1344. 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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