What is recorded here

Knockavrogeen and Lateevemore still frame the valley where a small barrow watches the Milltown river flow toward Dingle Harbour. Its bank, ditch and narrow causeway mark a place set apart for ceremony, memory or judgment, while a lone standing stone waits seventy-five metres away in the field. Animals have worn parts of the ring, yet the eastern and western gaps suggest people once entered on purpose, carrying breath, fear or request across the water-fed land.

Between Lateevemore and Knockavrogeen is a small valley through which a tributary of the Milltown river flows SE towards Dingle Harbour. This site commands an excellent view from the steep slopes on the SW side of the valley, and a similar site (KE043-123----) lies about 600m to NW at the head of the valley. A sub-circular platform, 6m in diameter, is enclosed by a fosse and external bank. The fosse is 2m wide, .6m deep below the central platform, and 1.3m deep below the crest of the bank. The latter is 3.5m wide and c. 1m high above the external ground level. The site measures c. 20 to 27m in overall diameter. The SE portion of the bank has been replaced by a field boundary which appears to follow the former line of this feature; further damage to the site, including breaks in the bank, has been caused by animal traffic. However, 2 opposed entrances at E and W may be original. The gap in the bank at W is 2.5m wide, and a poorly preserved causeway, 1.4m wide, leads across the fosse to the central platform. No causeway is evident in the vicinity of the E gap but, as the bank to S of this has been removed, and the area is somewhat disturbed, it is possible that one formerly existed. A low standing stone (KE043-128----) is located 75m to SW in the adjacent field. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 249. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location suggests a strategic or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to early burial practices in the region.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.