Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glanshearoon, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glanshearoon
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.24622, -9.46618
- SMR number
- KE040-003----
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
Levelled monument on S facing pasture, described in 1985 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as only the faint outline of the levelled earthwork (diam. c. 42m) remains visible. Cropmark of levelled enclosure visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.