What is recorded here

Thirty-six metres across on a Kerry rise, the Rusheen ringfort commands Ballylongford Creek and Moovoagh Bay. Its earthen bank still stands two metres high through the west, north and east, while a shallow fosse cuts beside it. Whatever lived inside has vanished, but the shape remains: a room without walls, built to watch the water and remember the people who stopped being visible.

Internal diameter 36m N-S, 30m E-W This univallate rath is situated on a rise, and the view from this site is excellent in all directions. Immediately S lies Ballylongford Creek, which flows into Ballylongford or Moovoagh Bay. The enclosing earthen bank is best preserved to the W through N to E; elsewhere it appears as a rise above the surrounding land. The exterior height measures a maximum of 2.2m, and the internal 1.4m; the width of the bank at the base is 8m. A slight fosse is to be noted N through W to S. It measures 3m in width and c .4m below the height of the surrounding land. A fieldbank c 4m from the enclosing bank encircles the N to E area. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 173. 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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