Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
An Charraig, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Charraig
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.18815, -10.35629
- SMR number
- KE042-016----
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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
Internal diam. c. 25m
Lisgortnacaheragh/Lios Gort na Rátha: This site was shown on the OS maps as a univallate enclosure with a clochaun (KE042-016001-) located in the E sector of the interior. It has been almost completely levelled and a field fence now bisects it N-S. The outline of the enclosing bank or wall is vaguely discernible but the remains are generally no more than .2m high. There is no trace of the clochaun which was described as standing to a height of 1 foot (.3m) in 1845 (OSM). The site is located on the W slopes of Reenconnell overlooking Smerwick Harbour.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 652. 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
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.