Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Rahoneen, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahoneen
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.31933, -9.82034
- SMR number
- KE020-058002-
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
Rahoneen Castle is situated on a rise at the edge of Carrahane Bay and has an excellent view of the surrounding countryside. This tower house is in a ruinous state and all that remains today are the ground and first floors, so that its original height cannot be ascertained. This castle sits at the NE corner of an irregularly shaped rise (KE020-058002-), which is 43m N-S and c 81m NE-SW. Within this area is a long narrow ridge extending from the W wall of the castle and travelling for 35m. At least six depressions, four incomplete, lie at various stages around the edge of the raised area.
At the bottom of the rise to the NW is a rectangular stone structure, 7.6m x 12.5m externally, with walls 1.6m thick. There is a 2m wide opening on its S side towards the W wall. Further NW is a depression, 5m x 8m and .8m deep. These features are possibly connected to the castle and may have had some defensive function.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1014. 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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.