Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Coomcallee, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coomcallee
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.99529, -9.73296
- SMR number
- KE073-048001-
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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
At the head of the Hag's Glen on the SE side of Carrauntoohil, at the base of the Devil's Ladder. The foundations of a roughly circular hut KE073-048----, one to two courses high. The upper courses have been rebuilt. D: 2m x 1.8m. H: .3m. T: .8m.
Immediately downslope, to NE, the ruined foundations of a circular hut KE073-048001-. Collapse on downslope side. D: 1.8m x 1.65m. T: .8m.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1215. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 31 July 2013
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.