Overview
Sheepfold — Ardea is recorded as Hut site in Kerry. The remains of a rectangular hut site (3.8m E-W 1.8m N-S) defined by a poorly preserved, drystone wall (T c. 0.65m
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: This hut site may be associated with a roofless rectangular stone building which lies in the immediate vicinity to the SW.
What was found
The saved account records: The remains of a rectangular hut site (3.8m E-W
Why it ended
The saved account records: 1.8m N-S) defined by a poorly preserved, drystone wall (T c. 0.65m
Why it mattered
Sheepfold — Ardea matters because the source ties hut site to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.6m) at the NE corner.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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