Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rath Beg (magunihy By., Rathmore Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath Beg (magunihy By., Rathmore Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisheengarriv
- Coordinates
- 52.06424, -9.23286
- SMR number
- KE068-013----
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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, in the SE corner of a field, with views S to The Paps of Dana. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on the 1846 and as a roughly circular raised area (diam. c. 15m) on the 1894 OS 6-inch maps. This is one of the two raths (see KE068-089----) recorded in the 1940s in Lawrence Kelly's land (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). It was also referred to in the 1840s as 'Lisheengarriv' in the E side of the townland (OSNB, Kilcummin, no. 1, 35) and is described as 'a very small Danish fort 80 links [16m] in diameter' (OSNB, Kilcummin no. 3, 37). Standing stones (KE068-088----) lie c. 30m to the W.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.