Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromcunnig, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromcunnig
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.33165, -9.69047
- SMR number
- KE021-096----
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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 26.6m N-S, 27m E-W
This univallate rath is situated in the corner of a field and is bound to the N to W by fieldbanks. It consists of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank, which has a steep exterior side. An exterior fosse can be noted N through W to SW. The enclosing bank is on average 8m wide at the base and rises to a maximum of 2m internally and 3.6m externally. The fosse is c 2.6m wide and c 1.7m deep. Access to the interior is gained by a 9m wide gap 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. 745. 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 - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.