Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Cool, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cool
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.20885, -9.91171
- SMR number
- KE036-074----
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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
This is described by Cuppage (1986, 130, no. 368) as being 'about 50 to 60m to NE [of rath KE036-075----]' and described as 'the ruined and grass-grown remains of a hut, roughly circular in plan and measures c. 3.6m in internal diameter and the NE facing entrance gap measures 1.3m in width.' There is a possible hut site (KE036-074001-) abutting its W side.
References
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.