Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Com An Bhúlaeraigh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Com An Bhúlaeraigh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.16996, -10.23162
- SMR number
- KE043-106001-
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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
On a small grassy terrace, on the steep scree-strewn W slopes of the Garfinny valley. Very ruined remains of a pair of conjoined circular drystone huts. NE hut KE043-106---- is of corbelled construction with a probable wall-cupboard in the interior.
SW hut KE043-106001- shows no trace of corbelling, and also has a small wall-cupboard. D: 3.7m. H: 2m.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1199. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 5 August 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.