Enclosure in Shannera Lower, 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

No visible trace survives of the small enclosure shown on the first edition of the OS map at this location. It was located on the top of a low hill, a short distance W of the Finglas river. Cork University Press (1996), no. 838.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE065-031

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