What is recorded here

Fairy fort and earthen ringfort in Drombohilly Lower, Drombohilly Upper, County Kerry, Ireland. One of three raths in the townland, two identified and one still unlocated. The name fairy fort suggests people once believed the site belonged to unseen residents, while the earthen form points to a made structure built by human hands. Both ideas can coexist: a place shaped by people, then remembered through wonder.

One of three raths recorded in the townland in the 1930s by Capt. D. B. O'Connell (KAS). Two of these raths (KE101-023----, KE109-025----) have been identified in the townlands but the other remains unlocated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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