What is recorded here

Fairy forts are often called raths, and this one in Muckenagh is no exception. It stood in sloping pastureland with excellent views in all directions, a circular enclosure marked on the 1914-15 OS map but without surface trace today. Perhaps people walked past it, pointed at it, or forgot it altogether. The land kept its shape long enough for the surveyors to draw it, then released it back into grass and memory.

Situated in pastureland which is sloping in a SW to NE direction, this site has excellent views in all directions. This circular enclosure is marked on the 1914-15 OS map, but no surface trace remains today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 651. 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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