What is recorded here
In a boggy area, covered with marsh grass. This possible enclosure is not visible at ground level. It is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) on the 1896 OS 6-inch map. (SMR file)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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