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Sheepfold in Lettercannon

Enclosure

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In rough pasture, in a hollow, on a gentle W-facing slope. A triangular-shaped enclosure defined by a rock scarp (L 17.7m) at S at right angles to a drystone wall (L 10.6m; T 0.5m; H 1.2m) forming the W side. A slightly curving NE wall (T 0.5m; H 1.2m) completes the enclosure from the N end of the W wall to the rock scarp at S. An entrance (Wth 0.8m), defined by a large boulder on the S side, occurs at the S end of the NE wall. A small W-flowing stream skirts the N wall. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE085-023

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Irish Examiner; photographer not stated, Irish Examiner
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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