What is recorded here

No visible entrance exists on this much-visited site. The broken ring may have been a boundary marker, a training ground or a forgotten farm yard rather than a defensive home. People still walk the grassy edge and imagine the shape of the missing gate.

Internal diameter 42m N-S, 42.6m E-W Situated on slighdy elevated land the site has a good view of the surrounding countryside. This sub-rectangular enclosure is of earth and stone morphology and measures 48m x 50m externally. It consists of an enclosing bank averaging 1.8m in height externally, 1.2m in height internally and 4m in width at the base. Numerous breaks are to be noted in the bank, especially on the E side, but they appear more as cattle breaks than possible entrances. The interior of the enclosure gently slopes E. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 342. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.