Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Grousemount, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grousemount
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.88585, -9.31512
- SMR number
- KE095-017----
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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 roughly oval hut site located on a level terrace of poor-quality pasture roughly c.25m southeast of NICH17 and c.5m northwest of NICH19 at ITM grid co-ordinate 509469, 571226. The eastern half of the hut is defined by a low arc of dry-stones which terminate to the north and south compass points. West of the opposing entrances, a more angular and higher coursed concentration of random stones forms the western portion of the structure. It measures 4.2m northwest to southeast by 3.4m northeast to southwest and encloses an area measuring 3.1m by 2.4m. The walls measure between 0.6m and 0.7m in width and their height varies from 0.4m on the eastern side to 0.6m on the western side of the feature.
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 Unpublished report.
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