What is recorded here

Glouria lost its circular fort to the plough, erasing the very ground where people once drew a line around their lives. Maps from 1841 and 1914 still claim the shape, but aerial photographs from 1974 captured the final ghost before soil and forgetting took it. The fort did not fall to invasion or fire; it surrendered to ordinary use, reminding us that most human markers disappear without witness.

Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as a circular enclosure, this site shows up well on the Geological Survey of Ireland aerial photographs (1974). However, it has been completely levelled and no surface trace survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 271. 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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