Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Grousemount, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grousemount
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.87411, -9.30782
- SMR number
- KE095-012----
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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 Grousemount, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry by ESB Wind Development Ltd. The remains of a previously unidentified hut site were observed utilising the natural L-shaped formation of two of the large rocks to the east and north of the centre line of the original planned access spur to T.07 at ITM grid co-ordinate 509948, 569911. Two low walls comprising random, loose stones, one measuring 2.7m east-west and another measuring 6.4m north-south were constructed against the L-shaped rock formation to form a rectangular structure. The wall remains were a maximum of 0.4m or four courses in height, and one course or 0.5m in width. A 0.7m wide gap at the south end of the west wall may represent an entrance, the internal dimensions of the structure measure 5.2m north-south by 2.1m east-west. An additional wall, measuring 1.1m in length north-south and 0.9m in height, blocks a gap between the two natural rock formations in the northeast corner of the structure.
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 Unpublished report.
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.