Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballynakilly (iveragh By., Derriana Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakilly (iveragh By., Derriana Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caherbaun
- Coordinates
- 51.92720, -10.01388
- SMR number
- KE081-016----
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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
Internal diam. c. 30m
Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: This ruined caher, located on top of a low hill, survives as a circular area enclosed by a collapsed wall. The wall is heavily overgrown, averaging 3.5m wide and up to 1m high above external ground level. The outer wall-face is completely obscured and the inner face, where exposed, appears to have been rebuilt. It is not clear if the modern entrance located at N occupies the site of the original entrance. A galvanised hayshed is located in the centre of the disturbed interior of the caher.
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. 555. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.