Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockbrack (magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbrack (magunihy By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.19988, -9.65439
- SMR number
- KE038-032----
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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
In rough pasture, on a SW-facing slope, c. 10m E of a stream. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m), covered with overgrowth, defined by an earthen bank SE-E and by a scarp (H 1.45m) E-SE. The bank was difficult to examine due to the overgrowth. A possible fosse (Wth 2.3m) is visible in places, especially along the SW arc and NW-NE. The fosse at NW and SW splays outwards towards the stream to the NW and W, respectively. The external edge of the fosse is covered with overgrowth. There is a possible entrance through the bank at S. Possible stone-facing is evident on the internal face of the bank at either side of the entrance. The bank is broken by a possible cattle gap at W. The interior is completely covered with overgrowth.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.