Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clashnagarrane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashnagarrane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.09715, -9.48026
- SMR number
- KE058-083----
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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 S-facing slope of a low hill. A circular area (diam. 34m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.75m; int. H 0.72m; ext. H 0.85m) S-SE and by a scarp (H 1.5m) SE-S. Intermittent stone-facing is visible on the internal face of the bank NE-ESE and along the SSW arc and on the external face of the bank S-WSW. The bank is damaged in places by cattle and there are gaps in it along the E, S and W arcs. It is partially covered with overgrowth and some large trees grow along the E arc. The interior, which is covered by overgrowth and slopes down to the S, is poached by cattle. The entrance (Wth 3m) at N is slightly damaged but the bank terminal at the W side of the entrance is intact. This is probably the rath, referred to in the 1840s as 'Clashnagurraun Fort', in the centre of the townland (OSNB, Kilcummin, no. 2, 7).
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.