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Ringfort - rath

An Eaglais (Corca Dhuibhne), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, An Eaglais (Corca Dhuibhne), 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
An Eaglais (Corca Dhuibhne)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.13350, -10.14236
SMR number
KE054-039----

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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

Situated on a fairly steep S facing slope overlooking Minard and Dingle Bay, this site consists of a semi-circular platform raised a maximum of 2.3m above the external ground level on the downslope side. A NW-SE field fence, which formerly bounded the site to SW (2nd edition OS map), is now reduced to a low stony bank. At present the straight N side of the site is delimited by a low stony bank, possibly also a disused field fence, and traces of a 2nd bank run parallel to this, about 6.5m further S. The platform is c. 33.1m in diameter E-W and may represent the last remnant of a formerly circular ringfort.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 591. 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

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

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