Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Flemingstown (corkaguiny By., Ballinvoher Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Flemingstown (corkaguiny By., Ballinvoher Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.18118, -10.00274
- SMR number
- KE045-030----
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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. 18.5m N-S, 20.8m E-W
A sub-circular univallate rath (KE045-030----) situated in rough, wet pasture, on a gentle NNW facing slope at the foot of Flemingstown mountain. The earthen enclosing bank ranges in height from 1.3m internally and .6m externally on the upslope side to .8m internally and 1.25m externally on the downslope side; it averages 2.15m in width at base. In the SE quadrant, the inner face is revetted with stone. This facing is unusual in that it consists of short stretches of drystone walling separated by upright slabs. At NNE and NNW, the bank has been levelled for short distances of 5.5m and 6.5m respectively. The 4.5m wide gap at E probably marks the location of the entrance.
A pair of conjoined huts abut the stone-faced inner flank of the bank at S. They are roughly circular in plan and measure c. 4.7m in diameter internally. The only visible entrance lies in the E side of the E hut. The W hut appears not to have had an independent entrance. The huts are enclosed by earthen banks, .45 to .8m high, with some traces internally and externally of drystone facing.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 420. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 August 2013
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