Enclosure KE020-056---- in Brandonwell

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What is recorded here

Situated E of St Brendan's Well (912), this circular enclosure is marked on the 1842 and 1897 OS maps. It consists of a large circular area enclosed by a low, wide earthen bank. The width of the bank at the base is c 6m, and it rises to 1.2m above the surrounding land and 1m above the interior. The interior is at much the same level as the surrounding land, except to the N to E where it is higher. In the W sector of the interior is a mound, 10m x 12m and 1.4m high. The internal diameter is 51 m N-S and 54m E-W. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1078.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE020-056

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