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Booley hut

Mangerton, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Booley hut, Mangerton, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Mangerton
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
51.94096, -9.47043
SMR number
KE085-003003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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

In rough hill pasture, in a sheltered hollow, on a S-facing slope of Mangerton Mountain. The remains of an L-shaped dwelling (7.1m E-W; 6m N-S) with the projection (Wth 3.4m) at the W end. A random rubble drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 1.4m) forms the N, W and parts of the S and E sides. An oval cattle pen (int. dims.: 7m E-W; 4m N-S) is inserted into the SE corner. A blocked-up lintelled window and door ope occur in the W wall; a door ope in the E wall is formed by a gap between the wall and the cattle pen. These appear to be 18th-19th century structures; the W building - possible dwelling and the E - possible animal fold, were used for penning sheep in more recent times.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.

Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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