Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Carrigaha, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigaha
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.23340, -9.96361
- SMR number
- KE036-012001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Cashel KE036-012---- is situated about 250m S of Tralee Bay.
An oval depression in the NW corner of the interior was interpreted by the Field Club as a hut-site but could alternatively be part of a souterrain passage or chamber. It measures 3.3m x 1.4m and is defined by drystone walling, now largely defaced. A section of intact walling forms a rounded angle at the NE corner. A low, stony bank defines the S perimeter but at the SE corner this arcs away from the feature.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 554. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.