Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknakilly, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknakilly
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.37629, -9.57744
- SMR number
- KE016-072----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 univallate rath consists of a circular area enclosed by an earthen bank c 5m wide at the base. It rises to 1m above the interior and 1.5m above the surrounding land. The interior is at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land and two main openings are evident, one to the E measuring 3.4m wide and one WSW measuring 5.2m wide. No permission was given to survey the ringfort.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 629. 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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.