Sheepfold

In rough pasture, on a W-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Glashagarriv stream. The remains of a rectangular hut site (2.6m E-W; 1.7m N-S) defined by a partially collapsed stone and clay mortar wall (T 0.6m; H 1m) at W, N and E and by the vertical face of outcropping rock at S. There is an entrance (Wth 0.6m) at the SW corner. The level interior is covered with loose stones. Another hut site (KE102-004----) lies c. 35m to the SSE. 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