Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyline West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyline West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.52569, -9.47474
- SMR number
- KE006-012----
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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 37.7m
Meelish Fort/Maol-lios (flat ringfort). This univallate rath is situated on high ground and has an extensive view of the surrounding land. It consists of a circular area enclosed by an earthen bank 1.6m above the surrounding land and .7m above the interior. The width of the bank at the base ranges from 2m-4m.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 323. 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
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.