Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Baile An ásaigh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile An ásaigh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.15010, -10.24251
- SMR number
- KE043-227----
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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
Internal diam. 19.5m N-S, 23.9m E-W.
A univallate rath situated on the E slopes of the valley that extends NE from Dingle town. The enclosing bank is composed of earth and small stones and is very eroded. It is a maximum of 1m high externally, .5m high internally and at present is 5m wide at base.
An irregular hollow, abutting the bank at NNE, may be the remains of a hut-site KE043-227001-. It is c. 3.5m in diameter and its floor lies .56m below the general level of the interior. It is enclosed by a low bank, .2m high. A low ridge, extending c. 9m to WSW from this hollow, may indicate the position of the souterrain KE043-227002- which was located in this part of the site (local information).
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 295. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 6 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.