Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolnanoonagh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolnanoonagh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.57693, -9.42054
- SMR number
- KE003-007----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Internal diameter 25m N-S, 31m E-W
Situated on rising land, the view from this site is extensive in all directions. Immediately W of this site is the boundary between this townland and Carhoonakineely. This univallate rath consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank. The enclosing bank survives to a maximum height of .8m externally and .6m internally. The width of the bank at the base averages 5m. Two gaps to the SSE and E, measuring 2m and 5m respectively, provide access to the interior.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 179. 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
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.