What is recorded here

Thirty-three metres of packed earth still stand on the Kerry slope, marking a home old enough to predate written memory. The western bank has vanished under drainage works, yet the remaining rampart rises two and a half metres above pasture, guarding a small interior that once held lives, fires and fears. The fairies may have taken the story, but the soil kept the shape.

Internal diameter 33m N-S, 28.4m E-W Situated on gently sloping pastureland this site has excellent views in all directions. This univallate rath consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank and exterior fosse. NW through W to SW there is no enclosing bank or fosse due to drainage works, and all that remains is a raised area 1.2m above the surrounding land. Elsewhere the maximum height of the bank measures 2.7m externally and 1.3m internally. The fosse, which is steep and U shaped, measures 1.8m in maximum width and 1.4m below the height of the surrounding land. The interior is somewhat overgrown and at a slightly higher level than 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. 263. 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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