Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Rossacoosane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rossacoosane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.89783, -9.65996
- SMR number
- KE092-057----
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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)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a terrace on a steep W-facing slope, which is largely obscured by gorse and dense moorgrass. There are extensive views W over a valley and S over Kenmare Bay. A circular area(9m N-S; 8.5m E-W) defined by a largely collapsed drystone wall (T 0.65m; H 0.6m), the base of which is protruding above the surface of bog.
Compiled by: Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 26 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.