What is recorded here

Glanceagh holds Lios na Darach, the ringfort of the oak, where a solid earthen bank still rises three metres above the surrounding land. People lived inside that circular shadow, perhaps watching the sky or keeping warmth from the Kerry wind. The fairies never left the name, as if they still own the ground beneath the oak.

Internal diameter 27.4m N-S, c. 28m E-W Lissadrough/Lios na Darach (ringfort of the oak). This univallate rath consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank. The NE through E to SE sectors of the enclosing bank have been incorporated into a fieldbank. The enclosing bank rises to 1.2m-2.2m above the internal area and to 3m above the external ground level. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land and two breaks S and W, measuring 2m and 1.4m respectively, provide access to it. In the SW sector of the interior is a slightly raised semi-circular mound (KE021-090001-) curving in towards the interior of the enclosing bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 781. 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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