What is recorded here

Indicated (1846) is a large oval cashel in County Kerry, rising one and a half metres above the ground with faint traces of an external fosse at its NE and SW edges. The first edition of the OS map marked it as a circular enclosure titled Cave, while the OS Fair Plan named it Caher, Cave. A mound of field clearance debris sits inside the site, locally reputed to mark the location of the now inaccessible Man-made underground passage. The platform measures 37m NE-SW by 26m NW-SE, preserving the shape of a place that may have hidden more than it showed.

This site is marked as a circular enclosure, titled 'Cave', on the first edition of the OS map. It is named 'Caher, Cave' on the OS Fair Plan, and survives as a large oval-shaped platform with overall dimensions of 37m NE-SW x 26m NW-SE. It rises up to 1.5m above surrounding ground level. Faint traces of an external fosse, 2m wide, are discernible at NE and SW. A mound of field clearance debris in the site's interior is locally reputed to mark the location of the now inaccessible Man-made underground passage (KE106-024001-). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 660. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

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