Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockburrane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockburrane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.39380, -9.56690
- SMR number
- KE016-039----
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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 35m N-S, 34m E-W
This sub-circular univallate rath is situated in rising pastureland, and the view is excellent in all directions. The enclosing earthen bank is well defined and rises to 1m-1.8m above the interior and 2m-3m above the fosse. The external fosse is U shaped and has been deepened in modern times for drainage purposes. It is .8m-1.2m wide and 1.3m deep. The interior, which is very overgrown, is at a higher level than the surrounding land. A 5.4m wide gap exists 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. 632. 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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.