Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknaman, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknaman
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.12334, -9.65700
- SMR number
- KE057-042----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a S-facing slope. This rath, which according to local information was levelled 'many years ago' is evident as a circular area (diam. 55m) defined by faint intermittent traces of an earthen bank (Wth c. 7m; H 0.1m). Indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) and on the 1895 OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular raised area (diam. c. 45m) with an external fosse N-SE.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.