Sheepfolds

In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. The enclosure is roughly constructed, with a basal row of intermittent uprights along its inner wall-face. It is divided internally, and its interior is filled with stone collapse. It may have functioned as an animal pen. D: 10m x 8m. (1) A rectangular drystone hut lies directly N of the enclosure. D: 5.5m x 2.2m. H: 1m. T: .7m. (2) The rough foundations of a rectangular hut, 5m SW of the enclosure. D: 2.2m. (3) Rough foundations of a rectangular hut, directly S of the enclosure. D: 4.5m x 2.2m. (4) Further S, another rectangular hut. D: 2.7m x 1.65m. A 3m wide trackway runs E-W on the N side of the complex, its sides delimited by upright slabs and boulders. Many old field walls run to the trackway. 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013