Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glannaheera,gortbreagoge, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glannaheera,gortbreagoge
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.16517, -9.99758
- SMR number
- KE045-064----
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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. 42.5m
A circular univallate rath situated on the lower E slopes of a N spur of Brickany mountain. A small stream flows NE through a deep ravine directly SE of the site. The earthen enclosing bank has been completely levelled from E through S to SSW and for a shorter distance at NNW. In the NE quadrant the enclosure is now defined by a substantial field bank, but this appears to have been constructed on top of the original bank. The latter protrudes c. 2m beyond the outer face of the field bank for a distance of 24m and is up to 1.2m high. The least disturbed section of bank is that around the W sector; it is 1.5m high. There are 2 breaks through this section of the bank but it is not clear if either represents the original entrance.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 447. 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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.