Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyhar, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhar
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.11714, -9.58032
- SMR number
- KE058-295----
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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
This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. In dense deciduous plantation, on N side of Glanooragh river. Access not gained; Accessed via firebreak to W and reached within c. 45m to NW of the grid reference provided. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the low remains of a small enclosure. Deep land drain (long-axis N-S) between firebreak and forestry. No potential feature depicted at this location upon historic mapping. This area is obscured by forestry upon modern aerial photography indicating that the area of the potential feature may have been planted (OSi 2010; Bing 2015).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.