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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Enclosure in Killahane is recorded as Enclosure in Kerry. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the location of the low remains of a square enclosure. This area is in pasture, on a gentle ENE-facing slope.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: According to historic mapping existing pasture area consolidated from seven smaller fields

How it was made and used

The saved account records: Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the location of the low remains of a square enclosure.

What was found

The saved account records: Possible remains of a circular area (diam.

What remains

The saved account records: No visible surface trace of any potential square enclosure at this location.

Why it mattered

Enclosure in Killahane matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This area is in pasture, on a gentle ENE-facing slope.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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