What is recorded here

No visible castle wall or tower remains, only a shallow stone ring and one small internal hut foundation on the south slope of Farraniaragh. The place faces Darrynane Harbour, where seawater, rain and pasture have worn the stones flat. Local description calls it a large fort and a child burial place, but no child grave is now visible. What is certain is scale: a broad stone-edged area large enough for several huts, built where the land drops suddenly toward the sea.

KE106-042----, which measures 24.4m N-S x 23.4m E-W internally, is located on sloping pasture on the S side of Farraniaragh mountain and overlooks Darrynane Harbour. It is recorded in the OSNB as a 'large fort and burial place for children' (Kilcrohane, 11). The foundations of a second hut KE106-042004-, subcircular in plan, is also contained within the enclosing element at NE and has an internal diameter of 4.3m. The wall, .9m wide, is coursed to a height of .5m and is revetted externally by slabs set on edge. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1002. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

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