What is recorded here
This is the first of a pair of ring-barrows, the second of which lies immediately N. Although half of this site has been completely ploughed out, a small section of the external bank, fosse and inner area survives, to the N through W to SW. The external height of the bank measures 1.2m, the width of the bank at the base measures 4.4m and the internal height of the bank measures .8m. The width of the fosse measures 1.6m and .6m below the internal area.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 90. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 2 August 2013
Ring-barrow, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. These burial monuments are significant for understanding early social structures and funerary practices in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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