Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Gleann Fán, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gleann Fán
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.10209, -10.42453
- SMR number
- KE052-249004-
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 2 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
Cathair na Máirtíneach: Roughly circular cashel KE052-249---- is located on the lower S slopes of Mount Eagle, overlooking Dingle Bay. Much of the interior is occupied by the remains of several structures which have undergone considerable change since their original construction.
Wall Passage: Contained within the thickness of the cashel wall at E is an L-shaped wall passage of drystone construction. The original entrance in the inner face of the cashel wall is now blocked but access is possible through a hole in the roof. The passage extends 1.1m W from the entrance and then continues N for 4.75m. It is .75m wide and .83m high.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 570. 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.