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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lahard

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. This possible rath is not visible at ground level though a low rise (diam. c. 35m) is visible in the vicinity. It was indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). This may be one of two raths (see KE065-018----) mentioned in the 1940s as being in the same field and 'about 200 yards [183m] apart' in Kelly's farm (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). One rath was described as being 'very big' with 'two earthen circular rings' and the other was a 'single ring fort' (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE065-017

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • PST Sport, installation contractor; individual aerial photographer not named, pstsport.com
  • Berthold Strucken, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephen Hocker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Norman Ekin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sharon Loxton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Pam Brophy, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
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