What is recorded here

Dromthacker is a small earthen ringfort in County Kerry, Ireland, marked only as a rath in the official list. The land may have held people long before it became a dot on a survey, yet the archive keeps its own story locked away. What is known is that a fort stood there; what is lost is the life that filled it.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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