Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Dromkeen West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromkeen West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.41904, -9.74466
- SMR number
- KE015-004----
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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 could not be taken
Marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a circular enclosure with 'cave' marked in the interior. On the 1916 edition it has been cut by fieldbanks and the E section is not marked in. Situated on a rise with an excellent view of the surrounding land, today this site has been almost completely levelled. All that survives of the enclosing stone bank is a section from the S to W. The bank is 4m wide and rises to .6m above the interior and 1.4m above the external ground level. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 823. 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.