Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Leamnaguila, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leamnaguila
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.13427, -9.53158
- SMR number
- KE058-013----
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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 fairly level pasture, to the SW of a road. This rath is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a trivallate circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 60m). It is indicated on the 1894 OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval, trivallate enclosure. The present remains consist of a circular area (38m N-S) defined by a bank (Wth 7.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5m). The interior is concave. There is a possible entrance at NW where a break in the bank occurs. According to local information, the remainder of the rath was levelled in the 1970s. It was described in the 1840s as a 'very large' rath towards the centre of Leamnaguila (OSNB, Kilcredane, 19). In the 1940s 'three earthen rings about a fort in Mrs. Lenihan's farm in Leamnaguilea' were noted (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). A possible souterrain (KE058-013001-) is associated with this rath. A second rath (KE058-014----) lies c. 180m 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.