Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Stealroe, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Stealroe
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.11361, -9.75995
- SMR number
- KE057-029----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a gentle SW-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 44m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 3m). There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at E and a narrow gap at WNW. A shallow oval depression (c. 6.5m N-S; c. 4.5m E-W) is evident in the SW quadrant.
Compiled by: Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 16 April 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 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.