Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcolman (iraghticonnor By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcolman (iraghticonnor By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.55973, -9.59307
- SMR number
- KE002-025----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
This circular univallate rath is situated on gently sloping land, and the view from the site is extensive in all directions. The enclosing earthen bank is a maximum of 2m high externally and 1.6m high internally. Access to the interior is gained by three gaps in the N, S and E sector, measuring 3m, 3m and 4m respectively.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 168. 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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.