Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dooneen (Trughanacmy By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooneen (Trughanacmy By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.25675, -9.44502
- SMR number
- KE031-015----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Levelled enclosure surveyed in 1987 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey and described as follows; 'in pastureland at the foot of a ridge of high ground which rises to the W, NW and N. To the east is a stream which flows south out of a small narrow sided valley running off to NNE. The site has been levelled along with surrounding field fences. A local man informed us that the fort was levelled c. 30 years ago'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 5 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.