Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Internal diam. c. 26m N-S, 29m E-W
Lisgortcam/Lios Gort Cam: A univallate rath situated at the foot of the W slopes of Lateevemore. Dense vegetation for the most part obscures the site and a detailed examination was not possible. The enclosing bank, of earth and small stones, is very eroded and disturbed. It is a maximum of c. 1.5m high externally, c. 1m high internally and 4m wide at base. The N section is faced internally with poorly-preserved drystone walling. The stone walling, up to 1.7m high, built up against the outer face in the S section relates to its use as a field boundary.
The interior could not be closely inspected but there appear to be the remains of an animal pen roughly in the centre. A circular hollow, 1m in diameter and flooded to a depth of at least .5m, may possibly mark the entrance to a souterrain. An irregularly-shaped stony ridge or bank, up to .5m high, occupies the W sector but its origin is not known.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 494. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 7 August 2013