What is recorded here

Kilconly South holds a small fort at the brink of the River Shannon, named Dermot and Grania's Bed on both the 1841-42 and 1914-15 maps. The earlier survey drew it as a circular enclosure while the later one suggested a depression, turning a definite structure into a vague hollow. O'Donoghue insisted it was not a Cromlech but a mere hollow in the cliff, yet the persistent bed name implies people once saw a chamber shaped for lovers rather than a fort shaped for defence.

Marked 'Dermot and Grania's Bed' on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS maps. On the earlier edition it appears as a circular enclosure (KE001-025----), whereas on the later edition it would appear to be marked as a depression. 'Situated in the T.Land of Kilconly South. A small fort at the brink of the River Shannon. Deermud was one of the Irish Champions called Feenthin. This is not a Cromlech but a mere hollow in the cliff so called.' (O'Donoghue, OSNB, 123). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 6. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 October 2013

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath) associated with the legendary lovers Dermot and Gráinne, likely dating to the early medieval period. The site's romantic and mythological connotations reflect its integration into local folklore, though its original function was probably as a defensive or agricultural settlement.

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