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Ringfort - rath

Knockacullig South, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Knockacullig South, 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
Knockacullig South
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.11142, -9.47218
SMR number
KE059-034----

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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, at the upper edge of a SSE-facing slope. Remains of a circular area (dims. c. 26m NW-SE; c. 22m NE-SW) defined by a bank which is incorporated into a field boundary ESE->S->W->NW. Bank (Wth 4.35m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.5m) has intermittent cattle breaches ESE->S->SW and is best preserved (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.3m) SW->NW; bank is levelled NW->N->ESE. Interior is generally level and is raised slightly at SSE to compensate for hillslope. Souterrain (KE059-034001-) is located off-centre to SSE. Barely traceable remains of very low, inner scarp (Wth 1.0m; H 0.2m) and a possible intervening fosse (basal Wth 0.5m; total Wth 2.6m; Dth 0.2m) were recorded SSE->SSW. Monument is depicted as a curvilinear field boundary on historic mapping.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 14 November 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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