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Ringfort - rath

Scarteen (Magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Scarteen, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Scarteen (Magunihy By.)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.09630, -9.52816
SMR number
KE058-090----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on top of a hill. A circular area (c. 29m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1m) with numerous cattle gaps. The bank is eroded N-NE. The raised interior is slightly uneven. A souterrain (KE058-090001-) is situated in the NW quadrant. Small shallow depressions occur to the S and SW of the souterrain. A large stone, which may be a capstone, is situated to the S of the souterrain opening. There is a small, circular mound (L c. 2m; Wth c. 1m) in the NE quadrant. A linear feature (on a N-S axis), which is situated E of the possible entrance to the souterrain, appears to extend to the S and SW of the souterrain opening. A group of three large stones, arranged side by side, are to the S of the possible capstone. This is the rath recorded in the 1840s as being in the 'N.E. end' of Scarteen and as having a 'cavern' (OSNB, Aghadoe, no. 1, 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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