Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lacka More, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lacka More
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.33626, -9.66390
- SMR number
- KE021-094----
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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 35.4m N-S, 34.6m E-W
This univallate ringfort consists of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined bank of earth and stone and an external fosse. The enclosing bank, on average 7m wide at the base, rises to a maximum of 2m above the interior and 2.6m above the external fosse. The U-shaped fosse encloses the whole site, except for the E to SE; the remainder is on average 1.7m wide and 1.1m deep. A 3m wide gap to the E provides access to the interior, which 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. 763. 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.