What is recorded here

Indicated is a vanished cashel on the lower slopes of The Paps of Dana, reduced to a faint circular ridge in pasture. The field boundary still bulges where the fort touched it, preserving the ghost of its shape. Local memory names it Cathairín an Ghrafaigh, suggesting it remained familiar long after earth swallowed its walls.

In pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of The Paps of Dana. This cashel has been levelled and it is evident as a slightly raised roughly circular area (20m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by a low rise except along the S arc where a linear E-W field boundary exists. The field boundary bulges where it abuts the interior and may incorporate remains of the enclosing element. A stone-faced recess (2.4m E-W; projecting 1.4m to the S) was noted at SW in the N side of the field boundary. According to local information, this rath is known as 'Cathairín an Ghrafaigh'. In the 1940s it was recorded that 'Cathairín an Ghrafaigh situated about a quarter of a mile from The City [KE068-022001-] … is almost obliterated. The whole structure has been covered over by earth. A slight ridge on the surface is the only indication of its size c. 50 feet [c. 15m].' (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). It is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) and on the 1894 OS 6-inch map a circular area (diam. c. 20m) is defined by a solid line. There are possible Man-made underground passages (KE068-034001-) in the interior. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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