What is recorded here

Killahan Par. holds a faded fairy fort where a wide earth bank still circles an empty chamber. Ploughs have cut through much of the ancient line, yet the low ridge survives beside pasture and memory. The fort is no longer a complete trap for visibility or entry. It is a remainder, shaping the field and inviting imagination about the people who first turned that land into a boundary.

Internal diameter 27m N-S, 24.8m E-W This circular univallate rath is situated in a large pastoral field though very little now remains of it as the site has been ploughed. The enclosing bank is low and ranges from 7m-11m in width at the base. It rises to 1.4m above the surrounding land and 1.4m above the interior. The interior is at much the same level as 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. 715. 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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