Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Internal diam. 24.2m N-S, 20.9m E-W
A univallate rath situated on the S slopes of Knockavrogeen. A level platform was created to achieve a level interior for the site which is enclosed by a single earthen bank and by an external fosse which is present along the E and N sides only. The latter is up to 1.05m deep and c. 2.7m wide. The bank rises up to 2.2m above the bottom of the fosse and is a maximum of c. 2.9m high internally, but it has been interfered with considerably. Its internal height is very slight along the downhill S sector. The W section deviates from the regular curving outline of the remainder, as if it had been pushed inwards. The bank has been incorporated into a field fence along the N and E sectors and now consists of a combination of stretches of drystone-walling, earthen bank and earthen bank revetted with drystone masonry. The only feature visible in the interior is a large mound of stones, possibly field clearance debris.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 488. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 7 August 2013