Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Skahies, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skahies
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.15607, -9.56738
- SMR number
- KE048-284----
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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 gently sloping area of a NW-facing slope. Adjoins motte, possible (KE048190----) to SE. Roughly square area (dims. c. 60m NW-SE; c. 56m NE-SW) defined by scarp (Wth 1.75m; H 0.45m) to SW and scarp (Wth 14m; H 1.35m) to NW; Field boundary defines NE-side. Gap (Wth 3.8m) in WNW corner. Interior has gentle downslope to NW and is c. 3m above the poorly drained, flat area surrounding it WSW->N, known as ‘the water field’ (local information).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 11 September 2014
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.