What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynahunt is a circular univallate rath in County Kerry, Ireland, with an internal diameter of 21m N-S and 23m E-W. It sits on the S slopes of the central mountain ridge overlooking the Kilduff valley, while the land also falls away E towards a small stream. The earthen enclosing bank reaches 2.1m high and averages 5.5m wide at base, though the SW quadrant has been reduced to 1.6m externally and about 0.25m internally. Its SE facing entrance has widened to 5.5m, slopes upward into the interior, and keeps a line of edge-set stones along the NE side that may belong to an entrance feature.

Internal diam. 21m N-S, 23m E-W A circular univallate rath situated on the S slopes of the central mountain ridge overlooking the Kilduff valley. The land also falls away E towards a small stream. The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 2.1m high and an average of 5.5m wide at base. However, in the SW quadrant, the bank has been reduced to a height of 1.6m externally and c. 0.25m internally. The SE facing entrance has been considerably enlarged and is now 5.5m wide. It slopes gradually up from the level of the surrounding field to the higher level of the interior, and a line of stones on edge along the top of the slope, on the NE side of the entrance, may be part of an entrance feature. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 333. 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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