What is recorded here
In boggy pasture, high on the NE slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, at the head of a tributary of the Finglas river. The foundations of a circular drystone hut beneath a collapsed sheepfold. A basal row of uprights, averaging 1m high, flank its inner wall-face. D: 3.1m x 2.6m. T: 1.6m.
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. 1296. 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
Places near here
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Com An ChisteViewpoint · 1.4 mi
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Church in BaslickaneChurch · 1.8 mi
Derrynane House / Teach Dhoire FhionáinHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
Ogham StoneVisitor information · 1.8 mi
Lamb's IslandIslet · 1.9 mi
Derrynane Bay Beach / Trá Bhá Doire FhionáinBeach / strand · 2.0 miOther information
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