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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Imleach Dhún Séann (tc Na Gleannta)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Imleach Dhún Séann is a circular earthen ringfort with a 28m internal diameter, standing 175m north of another site in County Kerry. Its bank rises 2m externally and 1.5m internally, while a 7m southeast gap and a western opening remain blocked. The fort is not a new invention but a recorded local landmark, and its shape still suggests a place where people lived, worked or gathered before the gaps closed.
Internal diam. 28m This circular univallate rath is situated c. 175m N of KE053-028----. The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 2m high externally and 1.5m high internally. A 7m wide gap at SE, now blocked, marks the location of the original entrance, and there is a 2nd blocked-up gap at W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 409. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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