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
- 52.02342, -10.02613
- SMR number
- KE071-077----
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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
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. Location is close to the end of what appears to be a very long continuous boundary wall that climbs up gradually from the valley floor. Topmost construction of a small group of huts. Two conjoined stone huts with walls up to 1m high. Slightly angled courses of stones would imply at least some corbelling. First division (with entrance) more or less rectangular shape c. 2.2 x 2m giving access to second part, oval in shape of c. 3 x 2.4m. Small lintel and niche in wall of second part. Remains of what may have been a third associated hut at SE side'.
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.