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
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.03116, -9.28572
- SMR number
- KE068-040----
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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 N-facing lower slopes of The Paps of Dana. A slightly raised semicircular level area (dim. c. 17m E-W) abuts a N-S field boundary (L c. 20m). This is the W half of a possible rath, which was bisected by a field boundary; the E half of the rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on the 1846 OS 6-inch map with field boundaries radiating from it at N, NNE, S and NW.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.