What is recorded here

Mature trees crown a wide earth and stone bank that encloses Ardlaghas, marking the rath as a matured boundary rather than a broken ruin. The neat circular form resists the claim that it is merely a fairy trick, yet the local name still invites that doubt. A person may have stood inside the ring, watched the Laune tributaries move through low pasture, and shaped the bank to hold a life in balance with the land.

Internal diam. 27.5m N-S, 26.5m E-W Located in an area of low-lying pasture drained by N flowing tributaries of the Laune river, this rath is situated on top of a gentle N facing slope. It consists of an earth and stone bank, crowned with mature trees, which encloses a roughly circular, disturbed area. The bank averages 1.5m high externally, is up to 6m wide at N and falls 1.2m on average internally. A 2.5m wide gap at NE may be the original entrance. Much debris occurs in the interior of the site, where a modern shed stands. 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. 453. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

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