What is recorded here

Lios an Bhunaigh is a broken earthen ring on the lower slopes of An Choill Mhór, overlooking three river valleys from a quiet mountain spur. Its single bank still stands one metre high in places, though animals or people opened a gap and removed part of the northwest edge. The fairies may have built it, but the shape and spoil suggest human hands, perhaps marking a boundary, a home or a warning across the wide green distance.

Internal diam. 26.5m Lios an Bhunaigh: A univallate rath situated on the lower NW slopes of a N spur of the central mountain range. The site overlooks the Owenmore valley to N and W and the valleys of the Scorid and Glennahoo rivers to E. The single bank, of earth and stone, is a maximum of 1.31m high externally and .7m high internally and averages 2.4m in width at base. The .6m wide gap at WSW may result from animal traffic. The bank in the NW quadrant has been removed, but the outline of the enclosure is preserved as a low scarp, the interior being raised slightly above the external ground level. The spoil from this section of the bank forms a large mound at the E end of the surviving section. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 474. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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.