What is recorded here

An earthen ringfort in Baile Mhic An Daill is hidden beneath the impenetrable growth of Ragh wood, where a slight curve in the boundary wall probably marks its buried edge. An Seabhac also called the place a calluragh burial ground, suggesting the fort may have stood beside dead people rather than living ones. The wood still overlooks Dingle Harbour, keeping the fort and its forgotten purpose locked inside its green darkness.

Ragh wood is situated on a gentle N facing slope overlooking Dingle Harbour. An Seabhac (1939, 39) recorded a ráth or lios at its SW corner, but the vegetation here is impenetrable and the present condition of the site could not be determined. A sub-circular curvature in the boundary wall probably marks its location, but the enclosing wall here does not differ from that surrounding the remainder of the wood. An Seabhac also referred to the site as a calluragh burial ground. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 625. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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