Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Sheepfold — An Lóthar

Hut site
Sheepfold — An Lóthar
Photo: Credit not shown in the picture search · Open the original picture · Rights wording not checked; contact us if this picture should be removed · Report the wrong picture · If this is your picture and you want it taken down, email me.

What is recorded here

On a natural terrace on the NW slopes of Farraniaragh, overlooking Balinskelligs Bay to W. A defaced square hut with an entrance at N, .7m wide. The wall, now a rubble core, has an average width of 2.8m. Clearance cairns and old cultivation ridges are visible in the near vicinity. D: 5.3m x 4.1m. 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. 1352. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013
Know this place?Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new place

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.