Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lismacfinnin, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismacfinnin
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.10702, -9.73980
- SMR number
- KE057-056----
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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 an E-W ridge with a view S over the valley of the Laune River. A circular area (42m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 2.4m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 2.8m) at NNW, a breach (Wth c. 2m) at SSE and a further breach at W. The level interior is raised (H 1.55m) above the external ground level. The interior is planted with birch trees. A low linear ridge (on a NNE-SSW axis) of earth and stone extends across the interior. A slightly raised oval area of earth and stone, with a central depression, occurs just inside the bank at SW and a limekiln is indicated at approximately this position on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. A disused trackway tangentially abuts the E arc. Another rath (KE057-057----) lies c. 120m to the E.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.