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Hut site

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On rough, scree-strewn, S sloping grazing land, overlooking Lough Currane to S. Built against the townland boundary at E, the poorly preserved foundations of a drystone hut KE098-012----. Earth and stone debris fills the interior. Overall diameter: 4.6m. H: .5m. T: 1.3m. Close to the hut at W is a substantial drystone wall, 12m long, which may be related. Other ruined structures (KE098-012001-) in the near vicinity may have been huts. 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. 1399. 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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