Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field boundary
Maghanlawaun, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maghanlawaun
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.96883, -9.77320
- SMR number
- KE072-016----
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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
This complex, composed of thirty-five stretches of pre-bog walls, is located on a N facing ridge at the head of the Bridia valley and directly S of the Caragh river. The walls are exposed to an average height of .55m and vary from 10m to 70m long. They are constructed of boulders and slabs set on edge. Both linear and curvilinear stretches occur, and isolated intersections are apparent. Centrally located within the complex is a subcircular enclosure (KE072-016002-), which measures 4.2m x 2.7m internally. Its drystone wall is constructed of well-built horizontal courses. An example of rock art (KE072-015----) is located within the bounds of the pre-bog system, while a fulacht fiadh (KE072-014----) is located immediately to W.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 59. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.