Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Toanreagh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toanreagh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.39937, -9.79812
- SMR number
- KE014-043----
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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
This site is situated one field SE of KE014-028----; it too is situated on a rise and has an extensive view of the surrounding countryside. It is a univallate rath, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and exterior fosse. The external fosse, well defined and U shaped, is on average 1.6m wide and 1.1 m deep. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land and access is gained by an 8m wide entrance to the S. Contained within the interior are two mounds: the N mound measures 10.4m x 10m internally; the other, SE of this, measures 4m x 6m internally. These may be the remains of the souterrain which is marked as 'cave' (KE014-043001-) on the 1842 OS map.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 500. 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.