What is recorded here

Enclosure in Lios An Tsionnaigh is a raised square platform of earth, gravel and small stones at the upper reaches of the Inny river in County Kerry. It measures about seven metres across, rises seventy-five centimetres at its western edge, and keeps a slightly depressed centre where small stones still scatter. The name suggests a fortress, yet the remains are modest enough to be a boundary marker, a workshop floor or a forgotten domestic site. That gap between the grand name and the humble platform is what makes the place memorable.

This site is marked on the first edition of the OS map as a roughly oval-shaped enclosure, and is located in pasture at the upper reaches of the Inny river. The present remains consist of a raised platform, roughly square in plan, which is composed of earth, gravel and small stones. It measures 7.4m NE-SW x 7.3m NW-SE in overall dimensions, and has a maximum external height of .75m at W. Its centre is slightly depressed and features a scattering of small stones. 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. 760. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

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