Field boundary in Cappagh (glanarought By.)

In rough pasture, on a SW-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Sheen River. The remains of three field walls radiate from an enclosure (KE093-054----) and hut site (KE093-054002-). The walls are of drystone construction (T 0.6m; H 0.7m) and protrude from the peat (D 0.2-0.4m). The basal stones of the walls are relatively large. One wall externally abuts the enclosure at S and extends c. 30m to the SE. A second wall abuts the enclosure at NE and extends c. 25m to the N where it abuts a hut site (KE093-054004-). From here it curves to the SW for a further 60m. The third wall (L c. 65m) abuts the enclosure at E and extends to the E before curving to the NE. At its NE extremity this wall abuts the approximate centre of another curving NW-SE wall (L c. 60m). 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