What is recorded here

Glannalappa East holds the buried remains of Glanalappa Castle, where John O'Donovan measured a seven-foot wall in 1841 before the ditch filled and the site vanished. The earthwork still marks the place where a large building stood, even though no stone remains visible. What is lost is not nothing; the ground remembers the shape of what people made and the world erased.

Glanalappa Castle (site of). According to John O'Donovan (OSL, 1841), a small fragment of the wall of the castle remained at that time. It was 'Seven feet thick and well grouted, and it would appear from several heaps of rubbish that the building was one of considerable extent. It was surrounded by a ditch or trench (KE007-001002-), which is now nearly filled up.' No visible trace of this castle survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 998. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 August 2013

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.