What is recorded here

No visible ruin remains in Lisnagree, only a faint rise on the coastal plain near Tralee Bay. A ringfort stood there, large enough to contain a substantial building and a hidden passage, but human hands removed most of its shape. The sea, fields and forgetting have done the rest.

Situated on the level coastal plain that borders Tralee Bay, c. 275m from the seashore, this ringfort was levelled c. 10 years ago and only a barely discernible raised area now marks its location. When visited by the Co. Kerry Field Club (1946, 672), the outline of the enclosure was still discernible though the bank had all but disappeared. An oblong foundation, 35 feet (10.6m) x 20 feet (6m), occupied the centre of the enclosure and in the W sector there was a blocked up opening to a Man-made underground passage. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 719. 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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