Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheepfold
Baile An Lochaigh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile An Lochaigh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.21134, -10.27136
- SMR number
- KE034-082004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
(d) An irregularly-shaped sheep-fold constructed on the surface of the bog and exhibiting a number of building phases.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 23. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 3 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Sheepfoldunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Turf standunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.