Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Caherulla, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherulla
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.40317, -9.80511
- SMR number
- KE014-027----
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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 27m N-S, 24m E-W
Situated immediately E of a small stream which is flowing S, this sub-circular univallate cahir is enclosed by an overgrown stone bank which rises to .7m internally and 1.6m externally. The U-shaped external fosse, which encloses most of the site, is c .7m wide and c .6m deep. The interior displays evidence of souterrains (KE014-027001-). In the N sector the remains of a chamber are visible. Leading out from this chamber is a U-shaped tunnel which curves S. Drystone walling is evident in both the chamber and tunnel.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 816. 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.