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Hut site in Uragh

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Within the NE sector of an enclosure (KE101-065002-), abutting the E side of a relict wall from a network of field boundaries (KE101-065001-). The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 3.8m) enclosed by a collapsed, grass-covered, drystone wall (T 0.75m; H 0.3m) which is best preserved E-N. The SE portion of the interior is raised (H 0.3m) and the NW portion is cut (D 0.4m) into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. Another hut site (KE101-065006-) lies immediately to the E. 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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