Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carhoonakineely

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

The first half of the chamber fell away before the second half was built. The missing wall is not a gap in the story. The chamber is complete because the woman stopped wanting to be seen. The visible room is the part she kept from the man. The hidden room is the part she kept for herself. The chamber is a container for the boundary she drew. The woman is not the owner of the chamber. The chamber is the shape of the woman's answer. The first chamber is the answer she gave the world. The second chamber is the answer she kept from the world. Both are complete. Both are true. The chamber is not a trap. The chamber is a witness. The chamber is the shape of the choice she made. The woman is not the victim of the chamber. The chamber is the shape of the woman's clarity. The first chamber is the clarity she showed. The second chamber is the clarity she kept. Both are complete. Both are true.
Internal diameter 29m N-S Immediately NE lies a disused house and shed, the shed cutting the site on the NE side. This univallate rath survives only as a slight rise enclosing a sub-circular area. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 178. 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.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places