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Ringfort - rath

Dromultan (Trughanacmy By., Scartaglin ED), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Dromultan, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Dromultan (Trughanacmy By., Scartaglin ED)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.18312, -9.43216
SMR number
KE049-025001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Ringfort described in 1986 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as follows; 'Situated
on top of a hill in an area of pasture. The monument consists of a circular area [diam. 45.5m] defined by a bank [int. H 1.15m; ext. H 1.9m] of mainly earthen construction and a fosse [ext. D 0.45m]. A break [Wth 2.8m] in the bank, probably the site of the original entrance occurs on the east-southeast. The interior of the monument is clear of vegetation and uneven, it slopes to the east. Two possible structures, a rectangular feature (KE049-025003-) and a roughly circular feature (KE049-025003-) can be traced in the interior' (SMR File). The interior of the ringfort was reused as a children's burial ground (KE049-025002-). Outline of ringfort clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthophoto taken 03/02/2021.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey

Date of upload: 21 April 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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