Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortshanavogh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortshanavogh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.16152, -9.52021
- SMR number
- KE048-065----
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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
In pasture, on a S-facing slope immediately below the summit of a hillock. A circular area (22m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 7m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.4m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) which is traceable around most of the circumference. There is a possible causeway entrance (Wth c. 3.9m) at SW. The interior, which is concave and slopes down to the S, was used as a children's burial ground (KE048-065002-). This may be the rath from which an ogham stone (KE048-065003-) was removed (OSNB Killeentierna, no. 1, 11). There is a souterrain (KE048-065001-) in the field immediately to the N.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.