Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolbane East (magunihy By., Kilbonane Par.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbane East (magunihy By., Kilbonane Par.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.10842, -9.71306
- SMR number
- KE057-065----
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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 the break of a gentle S-facing slope. The remains of a raised circular area (diam. 40m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 10m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.6m) with an intervening fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m) and an outer earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.15m) ENE-ESE. The interior slopes down from the bank to a level central area. There is an entrance (Wth c. 4m) at WNW. A limekiln (KE057-123----) is built into the bank at S. The rath is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular enclosure with trees lining the bank along the N and S arcs. A children's burial ground (KE057-066----) is 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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.