What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Kerry, Ireland. It stands on a south-facing slope above Kenmare Bay, marked by a circular earth and stone bank with an entrance at the east. The interior remains level beneath grass and ferns, while field boundaries now cut through or abut the ancient rim.

In pasture, on a break on a S-facing slope overlooking Kenmare Bay. A raised circular area (23m E-W; 22m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.2m). A gap in the bank at W has been infilled. An E-W field boundary incorporates the N arc of the bank and a second E-W field boundary abuts the bank at SSE. The outer face of the bank has been cut back SSE-WNW. The entrance is at ESE. The level interior is covered in grass and ferns. 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

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