Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Baile Na Habha (tc Cill Chuáin), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Na Habha (tc Cill Chuáin)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.23805, -10.31022
- SMR number
- KE034-001001-
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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
Doonroe/An Dún Rua lies at the foot of Mount Brandon between 2 narrow inlets of the sea, Coosatna and Coosavuddig (Brandon Creek).
There is no trace of the enclosure (KE034-001002-) noted by Westropp as abutting the wall about 35 feet (c. 10.7m) from the entrance. However, at the SW corner of the interior he noted another (KE034-001001-) which still survives. This is a sub-circular enclosure measuring a maximum of 42 x 36m with a possible entrance at NE defined by 2 upright slabs set .9m apart. The low, narrow enclosing bank is composed of grass-covered earth and peat with numerous stones. The majority of the stones, c. 1.5m long and less than .5m high, are set transversely across the width of the bank. At the E end of the S wall is a modern sheep-shelter or turf-shed.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 265. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 4 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.