County: Kerry Site name: Drom West
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 23E0519
Author: Jennifer McCarthy, Rubicon Heritage Services
Site type: Archaeological testing-possible souterrain/large field drain
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 463956m, N 588658m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.033206, -9.982816
A programme of archaeological test trenching was undertaken at Drom West townland, section 1B of the South Kerry Greenway, Co. Kerry.
One trench in Area 5 showed possible archaeological evidence—Trench 7, in Field 5 at the western end of the testing area. This comprised of a possible souterrain or large field drain constructed of substantial parallel sidewalls (C004) with capstones (C005) along a north–south orientation. Perpendicular to the western side wall was a possible line of small sub-rounded stones (C006).
The features are situated between two enclosures (KE063-015 and KE063-016). The closest one (KE063-016) is 60m in diameter and located approximately 96m to the south-east. The second enclosure is located approximately 235m to the north-west.
It is difficult to discern the exact nature of the archaeological features identified, due to limited archaeological investigations. Its nature can only be confirmed by further archaeological excavations.
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