Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Internal diameter 31.4m N-S, 29.6m E-W
This univallate ringfort is situated in a corner of a field and its E side is cut by a fieldbank running N-S. A fieldbank also runs in an E-W direction to the N and another slightly touches the fort to the WSW. This site is situated on rising land and has an extensive view of the surrounding countryside. It consists of a circular area enclosed by an earth and stone bank 5m wide at the base. The enclosing bank is well defined, though somewhat overgrown, and it rises to a maximum of 3m above the surrounding land and 1.8m above the interior. The interior is at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land, and the entrance would appear to lie to the W where it is 2.8m wide; it was stone faced. For 10m to the N of the entrance the bank has been stone faced both internally and externally, and S of the entrance the bank has also been stone faced both internally and externally for 7.4m.

The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 525. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 2 August 2013