Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortbrack, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortbrack
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Knockbathanawagga Fort
- Coordinates
- 51.88884, -9.80467
- SMR number
- KE091-034----
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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
Knockbathanawagga Fort/Cnoc an tSeanmhacha: A large circular enclosure is marked at this location, on the E bank of the Blackwater river, on the first edition of the OS map. It is depicted as an irregular outline on the second edition. All that now occurs at this location is a small, steep-sided hillock with a rectangular summit which measures 22.7m N-S by 7.7m E-W. A U-shaped structure, measuring 3.7m x 3.8m internally, occurs at its N end and appears to be of relatively modern origin. There is no indication that there ever was an enclosure at this location.
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. 817. 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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.