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Ringfort - rath
Ballingowan (iraghticonnor By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballingowan (iraghticonnor By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.50025, -9.58355
- SMR number
- KE005-039----
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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 47m N-S, 53m E-W
Situated in a corner of a field in gently sloping pastureland, the views are extensive in all directions. This bivallate rath consists of a large sub-circular area enclosed by a well-defined bank, a wide steep fosse and outer enclosing bank. SE to E, an outer bank and fosse cannot be distinguished. The exterior height of the inner bank varies between 1.6m-2.8m and on average 1.4m above the interior.
The fosse measures c 3m in width. The external height of the outer bank measures 1.2m-1.3m above the fosse. The entrance which was possibly stone lined lies SE and measures 4m in width. This large fort was the headquarters of the Whiteboys in the parish in 1786 (Dan Kissane, 1987).
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 253. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 2 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.