Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Awnaskirtaun, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Awnaskirtaun
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sheepfold
- Coordinates
- 52.03268, -9.22455
- SMR number
- KE068-049----
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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 hill pasture, on the NW-facing slopes of Knocknabro and on the E bank of the Awnaskirtaun River. A circular area (diam. 8m) enclosed by the remains of a collapsed stone wall.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.