What is recorded here
One chamber, one door, one living edge. The fort is forty-four metres across, with a stone-lined entrance at the southwest and a road cutting through its southern boundary. It stands east of Stranavaun fort, where the land still distinguishes inside from outside.
Internal diameter 44m N-S, 43m E-W
This univallate stone fort is cut to the S to E by the Tarbert ferry road, and it lies E of the 'Stranavaun fort' (979). It consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a well-defined bank, which rises to 3.2m externally and on average 1.4m internally. Access to the interior is gained by a stone-lined entrance to the SW. It is 2.5m wide and c 6.8 long.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 799. 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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