Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.02315, -10.02648
- SMR number
- KE071-076----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
A cluster of hut sites identified and described by John Loesberg as; 'On southern flank of Drung Hill. Cluster of small huts, walls & possible pens/sheepfolds. Three dry-stone walled huts, oval in shape in very close proximity (virtually touching). All appear to have or have had separate entrances. Largest hut c. 4.4 x 2m. Middle sized one is c. 2.8 x 2.5m while the smallest measures c. 2 x 1.7m. Because of the steepness of the terrain, each hut is on a different level'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by John Loesberg
Date of upload: 7 October 2022
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.