What is recorded here

Three conjoined hut circles lie flattened inside a circular rath on a slight south-facing slope near Kilfountan. Their walls have collapsed into low banks of earth and stone, yet an inaccessible underground passage still hides within the raised interior. The site suggests domestic life clustered beside early church grounds, with people moving through a hidden passage that no longer reveals itself.

Circular univallate rath KE043-145---- is situated on a very slight, S facing slope on the generally level plain that lies between Dingle Harbour to the S and Lateevemore and Knockavrogeen to the N. Kilfountan early church site (KE043-144002-) lies c. 210m to NNW. The slightly raised interior contains the remains of 3, probably conjoined, hut-sites and an inaccessible Man-made underground passage. The 3 hut-sites (KE043-145001-, KE043-145003- & KE043-145004-) lie in a NE-SW line across the centre of the interior. They appear to be conjoined and were probably circular in plan, but the walls are now reduced to low banks of earth and stone, no more than .3m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 467. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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