Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Derryco, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derryco
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.47345, -9.63907
- SMR number
- KE009-023----
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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
Situated SE of Derryco Church (KE009-022----), this enclosure has been cut on the W side by a bohareen and on the N side by a fieldbank. The enclosing earthen bank of this site is well defined and rises to .5m above the interior. The exterior side has a stepped effect and rises to a maximum of 1.3m above the surrounding land. The internal diameter of this site is c 27m N-S.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1041. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 3 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.