Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromkeen East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromkeen East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.42077, -9.71521
- SMR number
- KE015-013----
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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 34m N-S, 34.6m E-W
Blackpool fort. This univallate rath consists of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined bank and an exterior fosse can be noted for most of the site except to the NE through E to SE. The enclosing earthen bank rises to a maximum of 3.2m externally and 1.4m above the interior, and is on average 6.5m wide at the base. The exterior fosse is c 2m wide and .6m-l.6m deep. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land, and access is gained by a c 4m wide entrance to the E.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 554. 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
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.