Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Inis Na Bró, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inis Na Bró
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.05558, -10.61481
- SMR number
- KE061-001----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Perched at the edge of the sea-cliffs on the W side of the island is a semi-circular area, 26m in diameter, enclosed by a fosse which is 1m deep below the external ground level and 2m deep below the interior. There is no trace of an enclosing wall or bank. The fosse is spanned by a causeway at about its mid-point. The site was not visited on this occasion. (O'Leary and Snod-grass 1976, 15).
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1522. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 5 August 2013
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- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Cultivation ridgesunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
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