Enclosure

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