Sheepfold

In rough hill pasture, on the precipice of a spur, on a S-facing slope. A circular area (8.5m E-W; 8.2m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.9m; H 0.4m). The entrance (Wth 0.8m) is at SE. Outcropping rock is incorporated into the wall S-SW. Loose stones are scattered within the interior and around the enclosure, externally. There is a hut site (KE085-022001-) c. 50m to the SW. 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