Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Currabeg, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Currabeg
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.87132, -9.52594
- SMR number
- KE093-082----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In pasture, at the base of a steep W-facing slope overlooking Kenmare Bay. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 3.6m) defined by a grass-covered bank (Wth c. 0.6m; H 1.1m) of earth and stone. The E side of the hut site is cut into the hillslope and a number of upright slabs (H 1.1m) are used to retain the scarp. A sight break at WNW may indicate the entrance location.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.