Enclosure in Coolcaslagh, 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

In a disused sand quarry. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) is visible on an aerial photograph (GSIAP, V 396/W 447) taken in 1977. There are no visible remains of this enclosure or of a possible hut site (KE067-021001-) within it.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE067-021

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