What is recorded here

Thirty-one metres of muddy earth still mark the fort field in Aghamore North, though human farms have cut through its eastern edge. The remaining bank rises one metre above the bog, enclosing a half-moon of wet grass where a faint outer ditch curves from northwest to southwest. People may have lived there before fields consumed the shape, but the land has kept the boundary visible in soil and water.

Internal diameter 31m N-S Though marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a circular enclosure, it does not appear on the 1916 OS map. However, it is still traceable today. It has been slightly cut on its E side by a fieldbank running N-S. This boggy field is known locally as the fort field. What remains of the site today is a semi-circular area which is enclosed to the N, S and E by fieldbanks. A slight trace of an exterior fosse can be noticed to the NW through W to SW. The enclosing earthen bank is 1.2m high externally and .5m-.8m above the interior. Where visible, the fosse, which is wet, is 2.8m wide and .6m below the height of the surrounding land. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 511. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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