Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bedford, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bedford
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.46352, -9.48649
- SMR number
- KE010-043----
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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 12m N-S, 13.5m E-W
A small stream runs immediately S of this site, which is situated in the corner of a field. This site was very much levelled during 1976-77 and is now barely distinguishable above the ground. It consists of a circular area enclosed by a 4m wide earthen bank. The bank rises to a maximum height of .7m.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 389. 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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.