Enclosure in Ballaghadigue, 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

Marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a circular enclosure, this site does not appear on the later edition of 1939. No visible trace survives today. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1053.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE011-007

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