Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortacareen, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortacareen
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.03152, -9.29085
- SMR number
- KE068-032----
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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 rough pasture, on the lower NW-facing slopes of The Paps of Dana. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated as an oval enclosure (c. 70m NNE-SSW; c. 50m WNW-ENE) on the 1846 OS 6-inch map and as an intermittently enclosed area, truncated by a NW-SE road, on the 1894-5 OS 6-inch map. There is a possible souterrain (KE068-032001-) associated with this rath.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.