Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Ballybeggan, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybeggan
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.28460, -9.67078
- SMR number
- KE029-268----
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Shown on 5 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
'Located at the northern end of a marshy field at the base of rising ground that forms the western spur of the Stacks Mountains, the site affords expansive views to the southern half of the compass. This classic horseshoe mound is visible as a well drained area in a field of marsh grass. It measures 18m N-S, 17.30m E-W and is 0.85m in height. A trough area opens to the south-west and measures 5m by 3.50m. The soil in the area, where exposed by animals is black and contains charcoal.'
Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008
Date of upload: 20 June 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.