Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Barnastooka, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barnastooka
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.88627, -9.37202
- SMR number
- KE094-099----
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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
New site identified by John Cronin & Associates (JCA) under Licence No. 16E0127 prior to wind farm development in Barnastooka, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry by ESB Wind Development Ltd. The remains of a roughly circular hut site constructed of medium- and large-sized dry-stones, just inside the western limit of NICH36 settlement enclosure (ITM grid co-ord. 505553, 571346). Its wall is an average of 0.5m in width and 0.4m in height. The hut has internal dimensions of 1.5m (NW-SE) and 1.4m (NE-SW) and external dimensions of 3.5m (NW-SE) and 3.1m (NE-SW). Some collapsed stones occupy the interior but otherwise the walls are fairly well defined. Possible entrance in southeast obscured by fallen stones.
Possible ancillary walls and the basal stones of a probable livestock pen occur just to the east of hut. This enclosure is 7.4m SW-NE and 6.8m NW-SE.
See attached photograph courtesy John Cronin.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by John Cronin
Date of upload: 7 April 2022
References
Cronin, J. et. al. 2018 Grousemount Wind Farm, Kilgarvan, County Kerry Preliminary Final Archaeological Report. Excavation Licence: 16E0127. Prepared by: David Murphy and Dr. Eugene Costello, John Cronin & Associates On behalf of ESB Wind Development Ltd. Unpublished report.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.