Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Aughacasla North

This site was marked on the 2nd edition of the OS map as a circular mound. The landowner, who removed the remains about 15 years ago, described it as a circular band of loose stones enclosing a square structure which resembled the foundations of a house. It was c. 10 to 15m in diameter. On the basis of this description it seems likely that it was a small cashel. The site lies c. 250m from the seashore on the level coastal plain bordering the S side of Tralee Bay. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 594. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013