Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
An Bóthar Breac, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Bóthar Breac
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.15713, -10.15970
- SMR number
- KE044-028001-
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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
KE044-028---- is located at the W end of the vast expanse of moorland that lies on the N side of the valley of the Owenalondrig river, between the enclosed agricultural land to S and the central mountain ridge to N. Though unnoted on the 1st edition of the OS map and marked only as a sheep-fold on the 2nd edition, the site consists of a circular clochaun contained within a roughly circular, stone-walled enclosure, possibly a cashel. The entrance to the latter faces SE and consists of a passage, 1.5m wide and 3 to 4m long, which is defined on either side by upright slabs. The clochaun wall is 1.5m thick and .75m high and the interior is 3.5m in diameter. The entrance faces E.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 550. 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
- Hut siteunder 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.