What is recorded here

In Baile Na Náith, a forgotten earthen ring stands at the east end of a level pasture field, its bank rising one and a half metres before disappearing into dense growth. The site measures twenty-five metres across and holds a raised centre full of stone, yet the thick vegetation swallows the boundary between human making and wild terrain. It is a univallate rath on the west slopes of the Lateevemore/Reenconnell ridge, preserved less by care than by neglect, waiting for someone brave enough to push through the briars and ask what lives inside.

Internal diam. 24.8m E-W, c. 25m N-S Reenduff: A univallate rath situated at the E end of a level pasture field, on the W slopes of the Lateevemore/Reenconnell ridge. The entire site is densely over-grown and could not be closely examined. The earthen enclosing bank varies from c. 0.8 to 1.5m in height. The external fosse is c. 2m wide and up to .4m deep along the SW sector, but elsewhere it is only faintly discernible. The interior contains much stone, and the centre appears to be raised at least 1m, but the extent of this raised area could not be determined. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 336. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

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