Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
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
- Coordinates
- 52.25445, -9.45995
- SMR number
- KE040-002----
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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
Monument described in 1985 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as a univallate ringfort situated on S facing slope with good view over low-lying land to the S. Circular shaped area (diam. 28) enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1/15m; top Wth 3.35m) with faint traces of an external fosse and possible entrance gap (Wth 2.37m) at ESE (SMR File). Possible livestock gap in bank at NW. Outline of monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 03/04/2021
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.