Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Glebe (magunihy By., Kilcummin Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (magunihy By., Kilcummin Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10988, -9.49630
- SMR number
- KE058-349----
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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 improved pasture, on a SW-facing slope. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the low remains of a large enclosure. This monument is present as a notable rise. Oval area (dims. 23m NE-SW; 12m NW-SE) defined by scarp (Wth 9m; H 1.6m) SW->N->NE; scarp (Wth 6m; H 1.3m) is best defined N->NE. Truncated by earth and stone field boundary (long axis NE-SW) across centre. Farm buildings and yard occupy area to S of boundary. Interior is level and grass covered. It is quite feasible that an enclosure could have been situated on this hillock and through land improvements could have been levelled out. A ringfort (KE058-070----) is located c. 60m to WNW. OS six inch map depicts a short field boundary (long axis E-W) adjacent to N; No visible surface trace. A contour is depicted upon OS mapping adjacent to S.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 12 January 2016
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.