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Sheepfold in Lohart

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In rough pasture on an uneven rocky area on a N-facing slope, sheltered by rock to the S. The remains of a rectangular hut site (4.4m E-W; 2.6m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.7m; H 1.25m) on the S and N, by a rock scarp on the E side and on the W side by a shared wall with an adjoining hut site (KE101-006001-). Loose stones are scattered around the interior. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE101-006

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  • Robotforaday at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Dieglop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Templenoe GAA Club official website; individual photographer not named, www.templenoegaa.ie
  • Espresso Addict, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Trevor Harris, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Josh Jackson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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