Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shanaway West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanaway West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.54829, -9.37102
- SMR number
- KE003-043----
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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 38m
Lissymilleen/Lios an mhillín (ringfort of the little knoll). This circular bivallate rath is enclosed by a well-defined high, steep inner bank, fosse and a much lower outer bank. The outer bank rises to a height of 1m above the surrounding land and 1.3m above the fosse, which measures c4m in width. The inner bank is a maximum of 3.5m above the fosse and on average 1m above the interior. According lo local legend a tunnel links a small fort (198) situated N of Tarmons House with this fort.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 196. 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.