Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Dromultan (trughanacmy By., Scartaglin Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromultan (trughanacmy By., Scartaglin Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.18304, -9.43203
- SMR number
- KE049-025004-
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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
Ringfort (KE049-025001-) reused as a children's burial ground (KE049-025001-) was described in 1986 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as follows; 'Situated on top of a hill in an area of pasture. The interior of the ringfort was reused as a children's burial ground (KE049-025002-). Rectangular-shaped structure [dims. 13.2m N-S x 13m E-W) site located immediately inside the south side of the E entrance to the ringfort. Grass-covered wall running roughly east west for a distance of c. 6m is located 2.4m inside the south side of the eastern entrance. The "wall" appears to run into a slope on the west, this slope appears to form the western side of this structure. It slopes "into" the structure itself. The feature measures 13.2m from north to south, i.e. from the mid top of the bank on the south to the mid top of the wall on the north. The width of the feature measures c. 13m, i.e. measured from the mid top of the bank on the east to the top of the slope on the west' (SMR File).
See attached plan of possible structure, surveyed and drawn by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.