Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromcahan East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromcahan East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.89943, -9.54674
- SMR number
- KE093-005----
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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 the crest of a low E-W ridge overlooking the valley of the Roughty River to the S. A raised circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.25m) SSW-S and by a scarp S-SSW. Drystone facing evident on the external face of the bank N-W appears to be recent. An external fosse (Wth 1.1m; D 0.2m) is evident W-NE. There is a possible entrance (Wth 2m) at E. The interior is densely covered with overgrowth. The E arc of the bank, where it is skirted by a N-S road, is also densely covered with overgrowth. Field boundaries abut the rath at N and S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.