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Enclosure in Ceann Eich

Enclosure
Enclosure in Ceann Eich
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This circular enclosure, not marked on the OS maps, is located in rough pasture and overlooks the estuary of the Inny river to S. It measures 15.6m N-S x 15m E-W in internal diameter, and is defined by a low flat-topped bank of earth and gravel construction. The bank measures .6m high and averages 1.1m wide. The original entrance to the site cannot be identified but wide gaps occur in the bank at E, S and SW. Faint traces of two fosses, averaging .9m wide, are evident on both sides of the bank, but these may be the result of trampling by cattle. The interior of the site is level and apparently featureless. 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. 758. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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