Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Shronebirrane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shronebirrane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.73030, -9.82556
- SMR number
- KE111-016----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In rough hill pasture, on a terrace on the gentle S-facing slope of Tooth Mountain. A circular area (9.15m E-W; 8.9m N-S) defined by an upsloping scarp along the N arc, which is stone-faced internally, and by a downsloping scarp along the S arc, which is faced externally. The stone facing consists of poorly preserved, uncoursed rubble walls. The N portion of the interior is cut (D 1m) into the upslope and the S portion is built-up (H 0.6m) externally on the downslope, creating a level interior. There are two upright stone slabs (max. H 0.45m; 1.45m x 0.45m) situated along the inner SW arc. The stone facing around the circuit of the enclosure decreases towards the E and W arcs where the ground is level with the interior and exterior. Rubble is scattered on the downslope to the S. There is an entrance (Wth 1m) at E which is defined by two upright stone slabs (N stone: H 0.6m; 1.35m x 0.35m; S stone: H 0.8m; 0.75m x 0.37m).
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.