Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Gortlahard (glanarought By., Cappagh Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortlahard (glanarought By., Cappagh Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.90087, -9.33504
- SMR number
- KE095-045----
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
Located in an area of grass, on a general NE-facing slope, with a grass covered track c. 4m to W at its closest point. This hut site utilises a natural ‘shelf’ of rock outcrop in the landscape. It is a sub-circular feature (dims. c. 7.5m E-W; c. 6.5m N-S) defined by a low, drystone wall (overall Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.55m) S->W->N; scarp (Wth 1.3m; H 1.7m) N->NE; low scarp (Wth 0.3m; H 0.3m) E->SE. The interior is generally level and is covered by grass and rushes. There is a holly tree growing within the interior at N and the feature has been truncated through its eastern sector by modern land drain (long axis NE-SW; Wth 3m; D 1.1m) which enters at SE and exits at NE.
See attached photograph courtesy John Cronin.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by John Cronin
Date of upload: 8 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 Unpublished report.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
- Booley hutunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.