What is recorded here

Cleenagh Fort is a circular earthen ringfort in County Kerry, Ireland. Its bank stands 2.6m high on a north-facing slope above the Ferta river valley. The raised interior reaches 2m above the surrounding pasture. A living person may have stood inside that quiet circle, watched the river bend below, and left no name behind.

Internal diam. 32m N-S, 28.5m E-W Cleenagh Fort/Lios na Claoine: This circular univallate rath is located in pastureland on a N facing slope overlooking the Ferta river valley. The earthen enclosing bank has an external height of 2.6m and rises to a maximum of .3m above the interior of the site at NW. The level, raised interior ranges from 1m to 2m high above surrounding ground level. 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. 465. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

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