Hut site

The National Monuments Service's description

A group of clochauns situated in rough pastureland on the N side of the valley of the Ballyheabought river.

(1) (KE043-075----) NE hut is a roughly circular, corbelled drystone structure with a blocked-up recess or passageway at ESE. D: 3.76m. H: 1.6m. T: 2m.

(2) (KE043-075001- & (KE043-075002-) A little lower down the valley and to SSW of (KE043-075----) are a pair of conjoined circular, corbelled drystone huts with a lintelled communicating passage, and each with an independent entrance and a single wall niche. D: 2.1m and 3.4m. H: 1.5m. T: 1 to 1.07m and 1.3 to 1.5m.

(3) (KE043-075003-) A little upslope and to W of (KE043-075----) and (KE043-075001- & (KE043-075002-), is a circular corbelled drystone hut with a small animal shelter abutting its W side. D: 2.27 to 2.4m. H: 2m. T: c. 1m.

(4) (KE043-075004-) A little uphill and to NW of (KE043-075003-) is a roughly circular, slightly corbelled, drystone structure which has been considerably rebuilt and repaired. D: 3.5 to 3.75m. H: 1.25m. T: .75 to .8m.

A 5th structure is shown to W of (KE043-075004-) on the 2nd edition of the OS map.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1118. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 5 August 2013