Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromdiralough, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromdiralough
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.01461, -9.42099
- SMR number
- KE075-015----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a slight N-facing slope, c. 15m N of a road. A circular area (diam. 28m) defined by a bank (Wth 8m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2.1m) of earth and stone. There is stone-facing on the inner face of the bank S-SW. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at NE and is defined by stone-facing on the N and S sides. A breach (Wth 2m) also occurs in the bank at S. The N portion of the interior is raised (H 1.6m) to compensate for the slight hillslope. This rath is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1846 OS 6-inch map.
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 - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.