What is recorded here

Fairy forts are human in origin. That is the important part. The fairies are the fancy layered on top, which means people once looked at these rings and believed something unseen still lived inside them. In Farranawana the ring stands in an open field, not hidden under trees or buried under development. It is easy to see and easy to reach, which makes it one of the better local ones. The land around it has changed, but the ring remains clear enough to read.

Internal diameter 26m N-S, 29m E-W This univallate rath is situated in a large pastoral field and the view is excellent in all directions. To the N to NE is Kilpaddoge with its three ringforts (KE003-009----, KE003-010----, KE003-011----). The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 1.2m high externally and .8m internally. The width of the bank at the base is 5m. An exterior fosse, evident from the N through W to S, measures 2m in width and .5m below the height of the surrounding land. A c2m wide gap to the NE is possibly secondary, while a c 4m wide gap to the W is the possible entrance. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 182. 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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