Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gullane East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gullane East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.55991, -9.60527
- SMR number
- KE002-023----
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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 33.4m N-S, 31m E-W
Situated on gently sloping pastureland, the view from this site is excellent in all directions. This univallate rath consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by an earthen bank. The bank contains two oblong depressions, one to the N measuring 9m x 2m and one to the E measuring 8m x 2m. The external height of the bank on average measures 1.2m and the internal height .8m. A 4m wide gap in the NE provides access to the interior. An exterior fosse is to be noted from the W through S to E; it measures 2.6m wide and .8m below the height of the surrounding land. The interior is at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land and in the NW sector there is a small depression measuring 1m x 4.6m.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 167. 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).
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