Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
An Lóthar, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Lóthar
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.78728, -10.16166
- SMR number
- KE106-007003-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
This subcircular hut is contained within the enclosure wall at NW (KE106-007005-) and measures 4.1m NE-SW x 3.6m NW-SE internally. Its wall displays slight traces of corbelling at NE, where it stands to a maximum height of .6m and is 1.15m wide. lts base is faced with upright slabs along both faces. The entrance appears to have been at SE, where a gap now occurs.
The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 13 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.