Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolcorcoran, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolcorcoran
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.07794, -9.50820
- SMR number
- KE066-118----
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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 level pasture, to the E of a cemetery. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), with a possible external fosse N-E, is visible in an aerial photograph (CUCAP, BGK 2) taken in 1971.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.