Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardlaghas, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardlaghas
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.07972, -9.72569
- SMR number
- KE065-005----
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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
Internal diam. 27.5m N-S, 26.5m E-W
Located in an area of low-lying pasture drained by N flowing tributaries of the Laune river, this rath is situated on top of a gentle N facing slope. It consists of an earth and stone bank, crowned with mature trees, which encloses a roughly circular, disturbed area. The bank averages 1.5m high externally, is up to 6m wide at N and falls 1.2m on average internally. A 2.5m wide gap at NE may be the original entrance. Much debris occurs in the interior of the site, where a modern shed stands.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 453. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.