What is recorded here
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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