Terrace in Sceilg Mhichíl

KE104A-001016- Outer Terrace: This terrace, the most exposed and difficult to reach on the South Peak, is located on its W side. It consists of a 17m long stretch of drystone walling built along the outer edges of three irregular ledges whose elevations differ by up to 4m. The wall, carefully constructed with smooth faces, varies from 0.6m to 0.8m in thickness. Its external face survives to a height of 3.2m at one point. Horn et. al. have suggested that a shelter may have existed at its SW angle, evidenced by a small area of rough paving (1990, 60-1). At the N end of the terrace a roughly shaped stone, 0.48m x 0.25m, described as a broken stone cross [KE104A001015-], was discovered. See attached figures 12, 49, 53, and 54 taken from Horn, W., White Marshall, J. and Rourke, G. 1990 The forgotten hermitage of Skellig Michael. 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. 948. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 2 March 2022