Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Caherdaniel, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherdaniel
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated (1846).
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.77296, -10.10618
- SMR number
- KE106-056----
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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
Located on a slight eminence overlooking Darrynane Bay to SW, this poorly preserved enclosure occurs in a dense thicket. A more recent square enclosure overlies it, and the original enclosing bank is only clearly visible at NE. It is marked as a circular enclosure on the first edition of the OS map, and the overall dimensions of the site are 12m N-S x 19m E-W. At NE, large blocky boulders were used in its construction, but these are now sod-covered and survive only one course high. The remnants of a possible hut (KE106-056001-) appear to underlie the NE side of the later enclosure.
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. 713. 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.