Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Doocarrig More, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doocarrig More
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.03375, -9.30186
- SMR number
- KE068-030----
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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 pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of Killeen Mountain. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a bank with stone inclusions (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) N-S and by the remnants of a low bank (Wth 0.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.8m) faced externally with a stone wall S-N. There are breaks in the bank N-NE (Wth 10m), at ENE (Wth 6m) and at SSE (Wth 1m). The level interior is under pasture. An enclosure (KE068-031----) lies c. 100m to the NE.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.