What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardea stands in County Kerry, Ireland. It is a ringfort - rath. The area is rough pasture, on a S-facing slope. In the 1940s, a rath was recorded in this townland. Local information says it was levelled many years ago and is not visible at ground level, but a Man-made underground passage marks its location. The place is called Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardea.

In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope. A rath was recorded in this townland in the 1940s (SMCK). According to local information, it was levelled many years ago and it is not visible at ground level but a Man-made underground passage (KE100-025001-) marks its location. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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