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Hut site

Cool East, County Kerry, Ireland

The record

Townland
Cool East
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.91127, -10.35940
SMR number
KE078-009007-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Located a short distance N of hut site KE078-009002- is a poorly preserved circular hut, measuring 4.6m E-W internally. The inner facing is partly visible and internally the wall measures .25m in maximum height. It is formed of horizontally coursed stone and is about 1.2m thick. No entrance is apparent within the extant portion.

The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 11 June 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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