Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Inchinlough, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

In forestry, on level ground, c. 50m NE of the shore of Lough Inchiquin. A circular area (diam. 16.45m) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.95m) SW-S and by a scarp (Wth 1.2m; H 0.8m) S-SW. There are numerous small gaps in the bank. A shallow fosse (Wth 1.45m; D 0.2m) exists NNE-ESE. The interior is raised (H 1m) above the external ground level and slopes gently down to the SW. Evergreen trees have been planted on the rath. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE101-115

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