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Sheep Fold — Lounaghan

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Sheep Fold — Lounaghan
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In dense overgrowth of bushes and ferns, on the crest of a ridge between two tributaries of the Glashievhee stream, overlooking the valley of the Roughty River. A subrectangular overgrown area (29m E-W; 24.9m N-S) defined by a drystone wall (T c. 1.2m; H c. 0.6m) consisting of boulders at the base with smaller stones in the upper section. The SW corner and the S wall are slightly curved. Loose stones are scattered internally and externally along the base of the wall. The entrance is in the NW corner. The remains of N-S cultivation ridges are evident in the interior. This enclosure is named 'Sheep Fold' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. 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

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