Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynoneen, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynoneen
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.53728, -9.58667
- SMR number
- KE005-003----
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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 33m N-S, 28.4m E-W
Situated on gently sloping pastureland this site has excellent views in all directions. This univallate rath consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank and exterior fosse. NW through W to SW there is no enclosing bank or fosse due to drainage works, and all that remains is a raised area 1.2m above the surrounding land. Elsewhere the maximum height of the bank measures 2.7m externally and 1.3m internally. The fosse, which is steep and U shaped, measures 1.8m in maximum width and 1.4m below the height of the surrounding land. The interior is somewhat overgrown and at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 263. 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.