Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Beal East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Beal East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.57230, -9.62228
- SMR number
- KE001-003----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Internal diameter 28m N-S, 27m E-W
This univallate rath is situated on a rise and has a commanding view of the River Shannon and the coast of Co. Clare. It consists of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined bank that measures 1.5m externally, 1.8m internally and varies between 3m-6m in width at the base. There is a slight trace of a fosse in the SW sector, which runs for c14m and measures 1m in width and .4m below the surrounding land. The entrance lies in the E sector and is 3.5m wide.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 117. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 2 August 2013
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.