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Sheepfold in Coomclogherane

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In hill pasture, at the base of a steep scarp on the SE-facing slopes of Knockbrack Mountain. A rectangular area (6.35m E-W; 2.7m N-S) defined by a ruined drystone wall (T 0.8m; H c. 0.8m) comprising rough and irregular stones. Loose stones are scattered internally and externally, especially on the downslope to the SE. A square sheepfold (dims. c. 8m), divided into two rectangular areas (on an E-W axis), is indicated on the 1895 OS 6-inch map. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE094-020

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  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tripadvisor visitor; individual photographer not stated, Tripadvisor visitor
  • Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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