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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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