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
- 51.78604, -10.16564
- SMR number
- KE106-015006-
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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. (2) (KE106-015006-) Occupying much of the W half of the interior of the site, this rectangular house measures 7.55m N-S x 6.3m E-W internally. Its walls are preserved to an average height of 1.2m and consist of a rubble core faced internally and externally with coursed drystone masonry. An entrance, 1m wide, is located in the S end-wall from which a paved pathway leads to the caher entrance. The NE angle of this house abuts the external face of house (1). The excavation revealed that the rectangular house was preceded by a circular example constructed of driven stakes. A possible post-built structure was also identified in this area.
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
Nearby in the register
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.