What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Tullahennel North, County Kerry, is a 35m earthen ringfort set in boggy land with an excellent view in every direction. Its univallate bank stands 1m high, with a 5m eastern gap and a small interior mound near the south-east, marking a place built to be seen and defended. The disturbed southwest section and nearby trough suggest later use or alteration, while the name preserves a story about what the fort became when human memory thinned.

Internal diameter 35m N-S, 34m E-W Situated in boggy land, the view from this site is excellent in all directions. This sub-circular univallate rath has an enclosing bank that measures 1.4m externally and 1m above the interior. A gap of 5m exists to the E, and to the SW the bank has been disturbed for 11m and a trough placed just inside the interior. On the interior side of the bank to the S to E there would appear to be a ditch that runs for 13m before developing into a small mound, 4m x 3.4m externally. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 310. 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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