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House - early medieval

An Lóthar, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - early medieval, An Lóthar, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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