Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Curragh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curragh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.08676, -9.55987
- SMR number
- KE058-447----
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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 wet pasture with gentle surface undulations. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the low remains of a small enclosure. Low profile semi-circular, sunken area (dims. 14m N-S; 7m E-W) defined by an internal scarp S->NNW and the low profile remains of a levelled bank (overall Wth 5.85m; Wth at top 3.25m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.1m) NNW->N; truncated by townland boundary (long-axis N-S; Wth c. 2m) and land drain (D c. 1.2m) across eastern portion. Interior is grass covered and slightly sunken. No trace of monument could be seen to E of boundary due to dense vegetation. No potential feature depicted at this location upon OS historic mapping.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 13 January 2016
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.