Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromadeesirt, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromadeesirt
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.11999, -9.51761
- SMR number
- KE058-038----
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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 a gentle W-facing slope. A circular area (c. 36m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) which has internal stone-facing along the SE arc. A possible external fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.65m) is evident NE-SE. A drystone wall (T 1m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 0.4m), which incorporates large boulders, skirts the fosse externally NE-SE. The bank is denuded in places. Some rocks and boulders from field clearance have been dumped along the bank W-NE, externally. The level interior is covered with trees and undergrowth. Another rath (KE058-039----) lies c. 200m 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
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.