Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Deelis (glanarought By., Banawn Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Deelis (glanarought By., Banawn Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.81162, -9.53287
- SMR number
- KE102-036----
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 top of a hillock, on the lower N-facing slopes of Deelis Mountain. A level circular area (diam. c. 33m) defined by a bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) of earth and stone WNW-ENE and by a damaged and eroding scarp (H 1m) ENE-WNW. An external fosse (Wth 1.3m; D 0.3m) is evident W-ENE. There is a possible causeway entrance (Wth 3m) at NE. There is a souterrain (KE102-036001-) in the S quadrant.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Coffin-resting stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.