Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - early medieval
An Lóthar, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Lóthar
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.78609, -10.16552
- SMR number
- KE106-015001-
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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
National Monument No. 611. Houses: (1) (KE106-015001-) This circular drystone house, 6.6m in internal diameter, occupies the NE quadrant of the site's interior where it abuts the enclosing wall. Its wall is preserved to an average height of 1.3m and an entrance, .8m wide, is located at S. The entrance to a souterrain (KE106-015002-) is located in the W half of the interior of the house.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Nearby in the register
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.