Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullig (corkaguiny By., Castlegregory Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullig (corkaguiny By., Castlegregory Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.24577, -10.02928
- SMR number
- KE036-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This site, located on low-lying level ground at the SW side of Tralee Bay, is known locally as a 'fort', and was also reputedly used for the burial of unbaptised infants. The present remains, now densely overgrown, consist of a roughly semi-circular area raised c. 1m above the surrounding land and measuring 15.6m NNW-SSE x 12.8m E-W across its upper surface. There is no definite trace of an enclosing bank or wall and the stony surface of the platform probably results from field clearance stones being dumped on the site (local information).
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 736. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.