Earthwork in Ballymalis, County Kerry

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.

What is recorded here

Associated with a tower house (KE057-076001-). In the 1940s it was recorded that the remains of 'a trench or moat surrounding [the] castle' survived here (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). According to local traditon the tower house was built on 'a big earthen fort' of which there is no longer any trace (ibid.). This earthwork is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE057-076002

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