What is recorded here

Clear fact: Drombeg is an earthen ringfort in County Kerry, Ireland. It is not a fantasy claim; it is a built place where people lived, watched the land, and repeated daily choices. The story is not about hiding from reason. The story is about remembering that ordinary people did exceptional things: they measured, built, sustained, and transformed the world. That is the same muscle in every domain.

Internal diameter 35m N-S, 33m E-W This univallate rath is situated NE of KE010-023----, and good views are afforded in all directions. Fieldbanks touch this site to the NW and SSW, and the W sector has been used as a field divider. The rath is sub-circular in shape and is enclosed by a very overgrown earthen bank, which is 7m wide and rises to a maximum of 1.6m externally and 1m internally. An external fosse exists for most of the site. It is best preserved NW through N to E to S; elsewhere it is really only distinguishable by a variation in vegetation colour. The fosse is shallow and U shaped, being on average 1m wide and .4m-.8m deep. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land. Two main gaps are to be noted: one to the S measuring 2.4m wide and another SE measuring 2.8m wide. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 400. 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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