Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curraduff, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraduff
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.21708, -9.89886
- SMR number
- KE037-034----
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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
Lisparkeenreilly/Lios Páircín Raighlí: Situated on a W facing slope which commands an extensive view over the valley that extends S from Camp, as well as across Tralee Bay to the Magharees peninsula. The site is shown on the 1st edition of the OS map as a circular enclosure and it was described in the OSNB (Kilgobban, book 2, 1) as a circular earthen fort. On the 2nd edition of the OS map only the W half of the enclosure is shown. The present remains consist of a level, semi-circular platform defined, on the downslope side, by a drop of 1.8m to the field below. It measures 22.2m N-S and 11.1m E-W across its upper surface.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 661. 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
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.