Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dunmaniheen, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunmaniheen
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.10414, -9.77048
- SMR number
- KE056-053----
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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 SW-facing slope with views over the valley of the Laune River to Magillycuddy's Reeks. A circular area (diam. 22m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 4.2m; int. H c. 0.7m; ext. H c. 1.3m) SW-NE, and by a scarp (H 0.05m) NE-SW. The bank is incorporated into the field boundary system. According to local information, the rath was levelled in recent times and is known locally as a 'fort'.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.